Area 9,596,961 sq km (3,705,387 sq mi)
Poplation 1,286,975,000
Capital city Beijing (7,362,000)
Government Single-party Communist republic
Ethnicity Groups: Han chinese 92%, many others
Language Mandarin Chinese (official)
Religions Atheist (official)
Currency Renminbi yuan = 10 jiao = 100 fen

The people's Republic of China is the world's third largest country.

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