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Facts About China

People's Republic of China

A map of China

Basic Facts of China

Capital City: Beijing
Area: 3,705,386 sq miles (slightly smaller than the US)
Population: 1.3 billion
Languages: Mandarin Chinese (Putonghua) plus local dialects
Religion: Officially atheist; Taoist, Buddhist, Christian (4%), Muslim (2%)
Ethnic Groups: Han Chinese (92%); Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities (8%)


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