China

Area: 9 596 960 km²

Population: 1 321 851 888 (2007)

Population density: 137. 7 pers./km²

Capital: Beijing

Government type: Socialistic republic

Official language: Chinese

Ethnic groups: Han Chuinese 91.9%, other 8.1%

Religion: Daoisti, Buddhist 94%, Christian 4%, Muslim 2%

Currency: Chinese juan (CNY)

Time zone: UTC+8, summer UTC+9

Administrative divisions: China is consist of 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities and 2 special administrive regions.

Highest point: Mount Everest 8 850 m

Longest river: Yangtze River 6 380 km

Largest lake: Lake Qinghai 4 489 km²

Largest cities: Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenyang, Hong Kong

Calling code: +86

Internet TLD: .cn