Key facts
Official Name: The People's Republic of China - PRC
Capital City: Beijing
Type of Government: Communist
Official Languages: Putonghua - Mandarin dialect
Area: 9,599,834 sq. km/3,692,244 sq. mi
Population: 1.3 billion
Religions: Buddhism, Taoism; Islam (2%), Christian (3%)
Currency: Name: Renminbi (Rmb) Unit: Yuan (¥)
Number of Time Zones: 1
For entire country: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) plus 8 hours; Eastern
Standard Time (EST) plus 13 hours
Weights and Measures: Metric system; some traditional
Chinese systems also used Country Domain: .cn
Country Tel Code: 86
For quick access to entry details, consult
State Council PRC: Visit China
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