China

Country code: CN

Location: Eastern Asia

Area: 9,596,961 sq km

Population: 1,336,718,015 (est 2011.)

Capital: Beijing

Languages: Standard Chinese or Mandarin, Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan

Currency: Yuan

Religions: Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Muslim 1%-2%, Christian 3%-4%

Industries: iron and steel, coal, machine building, armaments, textiles and apparel, petroleum, cement, chemical fertilizers, footwear, toys, food processing, automobiles, consumer electronics, telecommunications

Agriculture (products): rice, wheat, potatoes, sorghum, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, apples, cotton; pork; fish

Exports (commodities): electrical and other machinery, including data processing equipment, apparel, textiles, iron and steel, optical and medical equipment

Imports (commodities): electrical and other machinery, oil and mineral fuels, optical and medical equipment, metal ores, plastics, organic chemicals

BDP: 5.745 trillion USD (est 2010.)

BDP/p.c.: 7,400 USD (est 2010.)