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China Basic Data

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Territory: 9.6 million sq km
Population: 1,314.48 million (2010)
Population growth rate: 5.28 per thousand
Land boundaries: Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam
Capital city: Beijing
Other main cities: Shanghai, Hong Kong, Macao, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Chongqing
Languages: Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, and Hakka dialects, as well as minority languages.
Measures: metric system
Time: GMT +8
Currency: Renminbi (RMB) yuan
Religion: Buddhism, Taoism, Islam and Christianity
Government type: Communist state
President: Xi Jinping
Vice-President: Li Yuanchao
Premier: Li Keqiang
Public holidays: New Year’s Day (1st of January), the Spring Festival (the New Year’s Day or Lunar New Year in Chinese calendar), International Labour Day (1st of May), and the National Day (1st of October)

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