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Chinese flag |
| Country |
China |
| Capital |
Beijing |
| Location |
Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam |
| Size |
9,596,960 sq km |
| Terrain |
mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east |
| Climate |
extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north |
| Languages |
Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry) |
| Nationality |
noun: Chinese (singular and plural)
adjective: Chinese |
| Religion |
Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Muslim 1%-2%, Christian 3%-4% |
| Currency |
yuan (CNY) |
| Exports |
machinery and equipment; textiles and clothing, footwear, toys and sporting goods; mineral fuels |
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