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BEIJING

REPRESENTATIVE  TO CHINA

 

    Location of the People’s Republic of China
Capital Beijing
39°55′N 116°23′E
Largest city by municipal boundary Chongqing[a]
Largest city by urban population Shanghai
Official languages Standard Chinese (de facto)[2]
Simplified characters
Ethnic groups

(2020)[3]
Religion

(2023)[4]
Demonym(s) Chinese
Government Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic
Xi Jinping
• Premier
Li Qiang
Zhao Leji
Wang Huning
Wang Huning
Han Zheng
Legislature National People’s Congress[d]
Formation
c. 2070 BCE
221 BCE
1 January 1912
1 October 1949
Area
Total
9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)[e][8] (3rd/4th)
• Water (%)
2.8[5]
Population
• 2024 estimate
Neutral decrease 1,408,280,000[f][9] (2nd)
• Density
147/km2 (380.7/sq mi) (83rd)
GDP (PPP) 2024 estimate
• Total
Increase $37.072 trillion[g][10] (1st)
• Per capita
Increase $26,310[10] (79th)
GDP (nominal) 2024 estimate
• Total
Increase $18.273 trillion[10] (2nd)
• Per capita
Increase $12,969[10] (73rd)
Gini (2021) Positive decrease 35.7[11]
medium inequality
HDI (2022) Increase 0.788[12]
high (75th)
Currency Renminbi (元/¥)[h] (CNY)
Time zone UTC+8 (CST)
Calling code
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