Thursday, June 5, 2014

quick facts

CHINA QUICK FACTS
Official name
Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo (People’s Republic of China)
Form of government
single-party people’s republic with one legislative house (National People’s Congress [3,0001])
Head of state
President: Xi Jinping
Head of government
Premier: Li Keqiang
Capital
Beijing (Peking)
Official language
Mandarin Chinese
Official religion
none
Monetary unit
renminbi (yuan) (Y)
Population
(2013 est.) 1,357,388,000
Total area (sq mi)
3,696,100
Total area (sq km)
9,572,900
Urban-rural population
Urban: (2012) 51.3%
Rural: (2012) 48.7%
Life expectancy at birth
Male: (2009) 72.4 years
Female: (2009) 76.6 years
Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate
Male: (2010) 97.1%
Female: (2010) 91.3%
GNI per capita (U.S.$)
(2011) 4,930




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