People's Republic 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%)