Quick Facts about China...
People's Republic of China (P.R.C.)
ISO Country Code: CN
Currency: Yuan
GNI Per Capita: $6,193
Literacy: 81%
Local Time: UTC +8h
(China extends across 5 time zones, but only uses a single time zone.)
Head of State: President Hu Jintao
Gov't: Communist Party-Led State
People's Republic Est: October 1, 1949
Constitution: December 4, 1982
Capital City: Beijing
Population: 1,300,100,000
Most Populous Cities:
1. Shanghai (pop 8,214,384)
2. Beijing (pop 7,362,426)
3. Tianjin (pop 5,855,044)
4. Shenyang (pop 4,669,737)
5. Wuhan (pop 4,040,113)
Top Export Partners:
1. USA (21%)
2. Hong Kong (17%)
3. Japan (14%)
4. South Korea (5%)
5. Germany (4%)
Top Import Partners:
1. Japan (18%)
2. Taiwan (12%)
3. South Korea (10%)
4. USA (8%)
5. Germany (6%)
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