Capital:Beijing
Population:1,306,313,812
Area:9,596,960 sq km
Climate:extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north
Languages:Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages
Currency:yuan (CNY)
Government:Communist state
Religions:Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Muslim 1%-2%, Christian 3%-4%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
