Location | Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South
China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam |
Area | 9,596,960 sq km |
Population | 1,284,303,705 (July 2002 est.) |
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 |
National holidays | Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China, 1 October
(1949) |
More information | www.china.com |
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