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| China is a cultural region and ancient civilization in East Asia. It is one of the world's oldest civilizations, consisting of states and cultures dating back more than six millennia. The stalemate of the last Chinese Civil War has resulted in two political entities using the name China: the People's Republic of China (PRC), administering mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau; and the Republic of China (ROC), administering Taiwan and its surrounding islands |
China City Guide:
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Full Name
People's Republic of China
Capital City
Beijing
Area
9,596,960 sq km
3,705,386 sq miles
Population
1,286,975,468
Time Zone
GMT/UTC +8 ()
Daylight Saving Start
not in use
Daylight Saving End
not in use
Languages
Cantonese (official)
Mandarin (official)
China's language is officially Mandarin, as spoken in Beijing. The Chinese call it Putonghua. About 70% of the population speak Mandarin, but that's just the tip of the linguistic iceberg. The country is awash with dialects, and dialects within dialects - and few of them are mutually intelligible. Of the seven major strains, Cantonese is the one most likely to be spoken in your local Chinese takeaway. It's the lingua franca of Guangdong, southern Guangxi, Hong Kong and (to an extent) Macau.
Religion
Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism (no stats available); Islam (14 million), Christianity (7 million)
Currency
Yuan Renminbi (Y)
Electricity
220V 50HzHz
Electric Plug Details
Japanese-style plug with two parallel flat blades
Australian-style plug with two flat angled blades and one vertical grounding blade
British-style plug with two flat blades and one flat grounding blade
South African/Indian-style plug with two circular metal pins above a large circular grounding pin
Country Dialing Code
86 |
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