China

Basic facts about China

Country name: China
Capital: Beijing
Country code: 238
Continent: East and Southeast Asia
Currency name: Chinese yuan
Independence: 1949-10-01 00:00:00
Independent from: 1 October 1949 People's Republic of China established; notable earlier dates: 221 B.C. unification under the Qin Dynasty; 1 January 1912 Qing Dynasty replaced by the Republic of China
Total area (km2): 9,596,961
Land area (km2): 9,569,901
Water area (km2): 27,060
Population: 1,349,585,838
Population note: 1,349,585,838 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: Standard Chinese
All languages: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry) note: Mongolian is official
Time zone: China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Date format: yyyy-mm-ddor yyyy年m月d日
Drive on: right
Calling code: +86
Domain: .cn