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About China

Flag of China Map of China
Language(s) Mandarin, Cantonese,Fuzhou,Taiwanese, Xiang, Gan and Hakka
Population (2006) 1,321,851,888
Religions Buddhism: 80%, Taoism: 10% with overlap Christianity: 3% Islam: 4% Hindu:% 3
Capital City and Population Beijing/ 17,430,000
Size/Area of Country 9,598,086 km²
9,640,821 km²
Currency Chinese Yuan
Government People's Republic Of China
Ethnic Groups and Population Zhuang (16 million), Manchu (10 million), Hui (9 million), Miao (8 million), Uyghur (7 million), Yi (7 million), Tujia (5.75 million), Mongols (5 million), Tibetans (5 million), Buyei (3 million), and Koreans (2 million).

Information adapted from Wikipedia (2008)