Welcome to China. China is the largest populated country in the World.
Official Name:
People’s Republic of China
Capital: Beijing
Area: 9,596,960 square kilometres
3,705,407 square miles
Major cities (Population)
Shanghai 7,500,000 (1995 estimate)
Beijing 5,800,000 (1995 estimate)
Tianjin 4,600,000 (1995 estimate)
Shenyang 4,540,000 (1991 estimate)
Wuhan 3,750,000 (1991 estimate)
Guangzhou 3,580,000 (1991 estimate)
Political
Type of Government: Communist state
Independence
221 BC (unification under the Qin or Ch’in Dynasty 221 BC;
Qing or Ch’ing
Dynasty replaced by the Republic on 12 February 1912;
People’s Republic
established 1 October 1949)
Constitution: Most recent promulgated 4 December 1982
Voting Rights: Universal at age 18
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