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Map of the cities our Group Tours cover
China Facts
| Full Name: |
The People's Republic of China |
| Area: |
9,600,000 sq km |
| Population: |
1.3 billion (2007 est.) |
| Location: |
Middle and East Asia, bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean |
| Geographic Coordinates: |
39°55'N, 116°23'E |
| Climate: |
Diverse and ranges from tropical heat in the south to Siberian conditions in the north and classic desert weather in the far west. |
| Time Zone: |
GMT/UTC +8 |
| Capital: |
Beijing |
| Currency: |
Renminbi (RMB) /Yuan (CNY) |
| Administrative Divisions: |
23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4municipalities, and 2 Special Administrative Regions |
| People: |
Han Chinese (91.9%) and 55 ethnic groups such as Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Mongol (8.1%) |
| Language: |
Mandarin Chinese (Putonghua, based on Beijing dialect), |
| Religions and Beliefs: |
Officially Atheist, Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Protestantism |
| Water: |
Tap water can not be drunk |
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