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 |