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The flag of China
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red with a large yellow five-pointed star and four smaller yellow five-pointed stars in the upper hoist-side corner
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| About China |
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Capital |
| Beijing |
| Area (sq. km) |
| 9,596,960 |
| Coastline |
| 14,500 km |
| GDP |
| $10.21 trillion |
| Currency |
| yua; note - also referred to as the Renminbi |
| Unemployment |
| 4.2% |
coordinates: 35 00 N, 105 00 E
| Some statistics on China |
| Nationality |
Chinese |
| Population |
1,321,851,888 |
| GDP per Capita |
$12,600 |
| Median Age |
33.2 |
| Life Expectancy |
72.88 |
| Languages |
Standard Chinese or Mandarin, Yue, Wu, Minbei, Minnan, Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages |
| Terrain |
mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east |
| Climate |
extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north |
| Resources |
coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential |
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