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People's Republic of China
eastern Asia on the western shore of
the Pacific Ocean
9,596,960 sq km
Beijing (pop. 14 million)
1.3 billion
Han Chinese (91.9%), plus 55 ethnic minorities
Mandarin (Putonghua)
Hu Jintao
October 1, founded in 1949
Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism; Muslim (14 million),
Christian (7 million)
Renminbi (RMB) yuan
8940.4 billion yuan