The factory of the world, the People's Republic of China

🇨🇳 China

People’s Republic of China

中华人民共和国 (Chinese)
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó (Pinyin)

Also Known As	Chung-hua Jen-min Kung-ho-kuo • Zhongguo • Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo • People’s Republic of China • Chung-hua • Chung-kuo • Zhonghua
Head Of Government	Premier: Li Keqiang
Capital	Beijing (Peking)
Population	(2021 est.) 1,416,687,000
Currency Exchange Rate	1 USD equals 6.319 Chinese yuan renminbi
Head Of State	President: Xi Jinping, assisted by Vice President Li Yuanchao
Form Of Government	single-party people’s republic with one legislative house (National People’s Congress [3,000^¹])
Official Language	Mandarin Chinese
Official Religion	none^²
Official Name	Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo (People’s Republic of China)
Total Area (Sq Km)	9,572,900
Total Area (Sq Mi)	3,696,118
Monetary Unit	renminbi (yuan) (Y)
Population Rank	(2021) 1
Population Projection 2030	1,408,712,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi	(2021) 383.3
Density: Persons Per Sq Km	(2021) 148
Urban-Rural Population	Urban: (2018) 59.6% • Rural: (2018) 40.4%
Life Expectancy At Birth	Male: (2015) 74 years • Female: (2020) 78.4 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate	Male: (2015) 98.2% • Female: (2015) 94.5%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000)	(2020) 14,880,745
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$)	(2020) 10,610
^¹Statutory number; includes 36 seats allotted to Hong Kong and 12 to Macau.^²Many Chinese practice both Chinese folk-religion and Buddhism.