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People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国
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Area9,596,961 km²
Currencyrenminbi
Calling code+86
Domain.cn
Driving sideRight
DemonymChinese
National animalGiant Panda
Facts
Geography
Capital
Beijing
Region
Asia
Area
9,596,961 km²
Coordinates
Lat 35.0000°, Lng 105.0000°
Landlocked
No
Demographics
Population
1,442,965,000
Demonym
Chinese
Official languages
Putonghua
Native names
中华人民共和国
Languages
Official: Chinese (zh)
Spoken: Chinese (zh), Zhuang (za), Vietnamese (vi), Uyghur (ug), Kyrgyz (ky), Kazakh (kk), Nuosu (ii), Tibetan (bo)
Government
Type
republic
Founded
Oct 1, 1949
Independent
Yes
UN member
Yes
Details
Currencies
renminbi
Domain
.cn
Calling code
+86
Driving side
right
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