China Population and Basic Facts

Since, I did an article about population of India; I thought it little bit unfair not to do so for China. This article is very similar. I will cover the China population and basic facts. The article is not nothing but dry facts. Hope, you not be bore with it. All of these facts are finding between the years of 2005-2009. Enjoy everybody.

Facts

Facts	Details
The Official Name	The People's Republic of China aka (PRC) Mandarin: Zhongua Renmin Gonghe Guo
Type of Government	Communist
Area	3,695,500 sq. mi. or 9,571,300 sq. km. China is the third largest country in the world
Capital City	Beijing (Perking) with a population of approx. 17 million of people
Largest City	Shanghai with a population of 18- 20 million people
China Population	1,321,851,888 people (2007) The world biggest population
Birth Rate	13.45 births/1,000 population
Ethnicity	Han citizen is the majority over 92% Other: 8%
Life Expectancy	Total: 74- 75 years old -Male: 72-73 years old -Female: 71 years old
Age	0-14 years: 20.4% (male 143,527,634/female 126,607,344) 15-64 years: 71.7% (male 487,079,770/female 460,596,384) 65 years and over: 7.9% (male 49,683,856/female 54,356,900)
Language	There are 7 official languages including Cantonese, Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Xiang, Gan, Minnan (Taiwanese), and other minor languages. Mandarin consider to be the official language
Currency	China Yuan but also known as Renminbi meaning the "People's money" $1 Dollar = 6.87 Yuan (2009) 1 EUR = 8.76 Yuan (2009)
Literacy Rate	Total population: 88.7% -Male: 90.9% -Female: 86.5%
Religion	Traditionally: Daoist (Taoist), Confucian, and Buddhist Modern (minority): Christian, Catholic, Muslim, and Protestant.
Telephone	China telephone code is 00, 86
Electricity	China using 240 volts, and 50 Hertz. You may need voltage converter. Standard wall sockets have three connectors.
Agriculture	China feeding over a quarter to the world
Time Different	US and China have a time different of 8 hours