General Characteristics of China


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Gentile: Chinese
Capital: Beijing
Most populous city: Shanghai - 9.5 million inhabitants
Official language: Mandarin
Government: Communist Republic
Territory: 9,596,960 km2
Population: 1.3 billion inhabitants – demographic density 136 inhabitants/km2
GDP: National - 5.33 trillion dollars
Per capita - 4,000 dollars
HDI: 0.755 - Medium
Currency: Renminbi (yuan)
ISO code: CHI
Internet code: .cn
Phone code: +86
Co-official with English in Hong Kong and Portuguese in Macau.
The Recognized Holidays in China
• January 1st: The New Year is celebrated.
• 1st of May: Labor Day is celebrated.
• May 4th: Youth Day is celebrated in memory of the May 4th Movement.
• July 1st: Celebrates the founding day of the Communist Party of China, commemorates the first National Congress on July 1, 1921.
• 1st of August: Army Day is commemorated on account of the Nanchang Uprising on 1st of August 1927.
• October 1st: This is a national holiday to commemorate the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949.


Religions practiced in China: Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism.

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Eduardo de Freitas
Graduated in Geography
Brazil School Team

China - geography - Brazil School

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