People's Republic of China

	中华人民共和国; (Simplified Chinese characters); 中華人民共和國; (Traditional Chinese characters); Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó; People's Republic of China
Flag	Coat of arms
	Anthem; March of the Volunteers; (义勇军进行曲)
Capital ; ; Largest city	Beijing; 39°55′N, 116°23′E; Shanghai
Official languages	Mandarin
Demonym	Chinese
Government; - President; - Premier	Socialist state; Hu Jintao; Wen Jiabao
Establishment	October 1, 1949
Area ; - Total; ; - Water (%)	; 9,598,086 km²; 3,704,427 sq mi; 2.8
Population ; - 2007 estimate; - 2000 census; - Density;	; 1,321,851,888; 1,242,612,226; 140/km²; 363/sq mi
GDP (PPP); - Total; - Per capita	2007 estimate; $2.714 trillion; $2,053
GDP (nominal); - Total; - Per capita	2007 estimate; $2.119 trillion; $1,603
Gini (2007)	26.7 (low)
HDI (2007)	0.766 (medium)
Currency	Yuan (CNY)
Time zone ; - Summer (DST)	(UTC +8) ; not observed (UTC +8)
Internet TLD	.cn
Calling code	+86

中华人民共和国 (Simplified Chinese characters) 中華人民共和國 (Traditional Chinese characters) Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó People's Republic of China


Flag	Coat of arms

Anthem March of the Volunteers (义勇军进行曲)



Capital Largest city	Beijing 39°55′N, 116°23′E Shanghai

Official languages	Mandarin

Demonym	Chinese

Government - President - Premier	Socialist state Hu Jintao Wen Jiabao

Establishment	October 1, 1949

Area - Total - Water (%)	9,598,086 km² 3,704,427 sq mi 2.8

Population - 2007 estimate - 2000 census - Density	1,321,851,888 1,242,612,226 140/km² 363/sq mi

GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita	2007 estimate $2.714 trillion $2,053

GDP (nominal) - Total - Per capita	2007 estimate $2.119 trillion $1,603

Gini (2007)	26.7 (low)

HDI (2007)	0.766 (medium)

Currency	Yuan (`CNY`)

Time zone - Summer (DST)	(UTC +8) not observed (UTC +8)

Internet TLD	.cn

Calling code	+86