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 |