China - The Facts
- Full name: People's Republic of China
- Population: 1.33 billion (UN, 2007)
- Capital: Beijing
- Largest city: Shanghai
- Area: 9.6 million sq km (3.7 million sq miles)
- Major language: Mandarin Chinese
- Major religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Taoism
- Life expectancy: 71 years (men), 75 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 Renminbi (yuan) (Y) = 10 jiao = 100 fen;
- Main exports: Manufactured goods, including textiles, garments, electronics, arms
- GNI per capita: US $1,740 (World Bank, 2006)
- Internet domain: .cn
- International dialling code: +86
- Head of state: President Hu Jintao
- Vice-president: XI Jinping
- Prime minister: Wen Jiabao
- Foreign minister: Yang Jiechi
- National People's Congress chairman: Wu Bangguo
- The press
- Renmin Ribao (People's Daily) - Communist Party daily
- Zhongguo Qingnian Bao (China Youth Daily) - state-run, linked to Communist Youth League
- China Daily - state-run, English-language
- Jiefangjun Bao - People's Liberation Army daily
- Zhongguo Jingji Shibao (China Economic Times) - state-run, daily
- Fazhi Ribao (Legal Daily) - state-run
- Gongren Ribao (Workers' Daily) - state-run
- Nongmin Ribao (Farmers' Daily) - state-run, agricultural and rural issues
- Nanfang Ribao (Southern Daily) - Communist Party daily, Guangdong province
- Television
- Chinese Central TV (CCTV) - state-run national broadcaster, networks include English-language CCTV-9
- Radio
- China National Radio - state-run
- China Radio International - state-run external broadcaster, programmes in more than 40 languages, notably to Taiwan and Korea
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