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China
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Capital: |
Beijing (metropolitan area 14.2 million)
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Population: |
1,306,313,800 |
Land Area: |
9,596,960 sq km (3,705,405 sq miles) |
Land Division: |
23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions
and 4 municipalities
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Currency: |
Yuan (CNY) |
Languages: |
Standard Chinese or Mandarin
(Putonghua,) Yue (Cantonese), Wu
(Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou),
Minnan, Xiang, Gan and Hakka
dialects
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National Day: |
October 1 |
Religions: |
Officially atheist, with small
groups of Daoist, Buddhist, Muslim
and Christian
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Ethnicity: |
Han Chinese 91.9%, Zhuang, Uygur,
Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu,
Mongol, Buyi, Korean, and other
nationalities 8.1%
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Historic Period Index
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Period
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Imperial Period
1644-1911
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Republic Period
1912-1947
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People's Republic
1948-Today
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Taiwan Republic
1895-Today
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Puppet Banks
1930-45
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Manchuria (Manchukuo)
1932-45
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Military Notes
1917-46
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Foreign Banks
1865-1926
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Provincial Banks
1930-49
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Communist Banks
1930-49
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