Country: China (People`s Republic of )



Population: 1,339,770,000
Capital: Peking
Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY )
Top level domain: .cn
Int. Phone access: 86
ISO2 code: CN
ISO3 code: CHN
IOC code: CHN


China (People`s Republic of )



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China (People`s Republic of )

Languages:
Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)

Religions:
Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2% note: officially atheist (2002 est.)

United Nations member since: 1945-10-24

Olympic achievements

Olympic Summer Games: 8 times.   Medals: gold  163   silver  117   bronse   105
Olympic Winter Games: 9 times.   Medals: gold  9   silver  18   bronse   17

Provinces / Regions


Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Jilin, Qinghai, Fujian, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hebei, Hunan, Hubei, Xinjiang, Xizang, Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Beijing, Shanghai, Shanxi, Shandong, Shaanxi, Tianjin, Yunnan, Guangdong, Hainan, Sichuan, Chongqing,

Major Cities


Shanghai, Peking, Chongqing, Tianjin, Wuhan, Harbin, Shenyang, Kanton [Guangzhou], Chengdu, Nanking [Nanjing], Changchun, XiŽan, Dalian, Qingdao, Jinan, Hangzhou, Zhengzhou, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Kunming, Changsha, Nanchang, Fuzhou, Lanzhou, Guiyang, Ningbo, Hefei, Urumtši [Ürümqi], Anshan, Fushun, Nanning, Zibo, Qiqihar, Jilin, Tangshan, Baotou, Shenzhen, Hohhot, Handan, Wuxi, Xuzhou, Datong, Yichun, Benxi, Luoyang, Suzhou, Xining, Huainan, Jixi, Daqing, Fuxin, Amoy [Xiamen], Liuzhou, Shantou, Jinzhou, Mudanjiang, Yinchuan, Changzhou, Zhangjiakou, Dandong, Hegang, Kaifeng, Jiamusi, Liaoyang, Hengyang, Baoding, Hunjiang, Xinxiang, Huangshi, Haikou, Yantai, Bengbu, Xiangtan, Weifang, Wuhu, Pingxiang, Yingkou, Anyang, Panzhihua, Pingdingshan, Xiangfan, Zhuzhou, Jiaozuo, Wenzhou, Zhangjiang, Zigong, Shuangyashan, Zaozhuang, Yakeshi, Yichang, Zhenjiang, Huaibei, Qinhuangdao, Guilin, Liupanshui, Panjin, Yangquan, Jinxi, Liaoyuan, Lianyungang, Xianyang, TaiŽan, Chifeng, Shaoguan, Nantong, Leshan, Baoji, Linyi, Tonghua, Siping, Changzhi, Tengzhou, Chaozhou, Yangzhou, Dongwan, MaŽanshan, Foshan, Yueyang, Xingtai, Changde, Shihezi, Yancheng, Jiujiang, Dongying, Shashi, Xintai, Jingdezhen, Tongchuan, Zhongshan, Shiyan, Tieli, Jining, Wuhai, Mianyang, Luzhou, Zunyi, Shizuishan, Neijiang, Tongliao, Tieling, Wafangdian, Anqing, Shaoyang, Laiwu, Chengde, Tianshui, Nanyang, Cangzhou, Yibin, Huaiyin, Dunhua, Yanji, Jiangmen, Tongling, Suihua, Gongziling, Xiantao, Chaoyang, Ganzhou, Huzhou, Baicheng, Shangzi, Yangjiang, Qitaihe, Gejiu, Jiangyin, Hebi, Jiaxing, Wuzhou, Meihekou, Xuchang, Liaocheng, Haicheng, Qianjiang, Baiyin, BeiŽan, Yixing, Laizhou, Qaramay, Acheng, Dezhou, Nanping, Zhaoqing, Beipiao, Fengcheng, Fuyu, Xinyang, Dongtai, Yuci, Honghu, Ezhou, Heze, Daxian, Linfen, Tianmen, Yiyang, Quanzhou, Rizhao, Deyang, Guangyuan, Changshu, Zhangzhou, Hailar, Nanchong, Jiutai, Zhaodong, Shaoxing, Fuyang, Maoming, Qujing, Ghulja, Jiaohe, Puyang, Huadian, Jiangyou, Qashqar, Anshun, Fuling, Xinyu, Hanzhong, Danyang, Chenzhou, Xiaogan, Shangqiu, Zhuhai, Qingyuan, Aqsu, Jining, Xiaoshan, Zaoyang, Xinghua, Hami, Huizhou, Jinmen, Sanming, Ulanhot, Korla, Wanxian, RuiŽan, Zhoushan, Liangcheng, Jiaozhou, Taizhou, Suzhou, Yichun, Taonan, Pingdu, JiŽan, Longkou, Langfang, Zhoukou, Suining, Yulin, Jinhua, LiuŽan, Shuangcheng, Suizhou, Ankang, Weinan, Longjing, DaŽan, Lengshuijiang, Laiyang, Xianning, Dali, Anda, Jincheng, Longyan, Xichang, Wendeng, Hailun, Binzhou, Linhe, Wuwei, Duyun, Mishan, Shangrao, Changji, Meixian, Yushu, Tiefa, HuaiŽan, Leiyang, Zalantun, Weihai, Loudi, Qingzhou, Qidong, Huaihua, Luohe, Chuzhou, Kaiyuan, Linqing, Chaohu, Laohekou, Dujiangyan, Zhumadian, Linchuan, Jiaonan, Sanmenxia, Heyuan, Manzhouli, Lhasa, Lianyuan, Kuytun, Puqi, Hongjiang, Qinzhou, Renqiu, Yuyao, Guigang, Kaili, YanŽan, Beihai, Xuangzhou, Quzhou, YongŽan, Zixing, Liyang, Yizheng, Yumen, Liling, Yuncheng, Shanwei, Cixi, Yuanjiang, Bozhou, Jinchang, FuŽan, Suqian, Shishou, Hengshui, Danjiangkou, Fujin, Sanya, Guangshui, Huangshan, Xingcheng, Zhucheng, Kunshan, Haining, Pingliang, Fuqing, Xinzhou, Jieyang, Zhangjiagang, Tong Xian, YaŽan, Jinzhou, Emeishan, Enshi, Bose, Yuzhou, Kaiyuan, Tumen, Putian, Linhai, Xilin Hot, Shaowu, Junan, Huaying, Pingyi, Huangyan,