CHINA
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China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third- or fourth-largest country by total area, depending on the source consulted.
China also has the most neighbor countries in the world. Governed by the Communist Party of China, it exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau
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Capital - Beijing
39°55′N 116°23′E
Largest city - Shanghai
Official languages - Standard Chinese
Official script - Simplified Chinese
Recognised regional languages - Mongol (Mongolian) Uygur (Uyghur) Zang (Tibetan) Zhuang various others
Ethnic groups - 91.51% Han 55 minorities
Demonym - Chinese
Government - Unitary one-party socialist republic
• General Secretary and President - Xi Jinping
• Premier - Li Keqiang
• Congress Chairman - Zhang Dejiang
• Conference Chairman - Yu Zhengsheng
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POPULATION
The demographics of the People's Republic of China are identified by a large population with a relatively small youth division, which was partially a result of China's one-child policy. China's population reached the billion mark in 1982.
China's population is 1.411 billion, the largest of any country in the world. According to the 2010 census, 91.51% of the population was Han Chinese, and 8.49% were minorities. China's population growth rate is only 0.59%, ranking 159th in the world
