CHINA

LOCATION 3

largest country in the world (land mass)

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CURRENCY - YUAN

CHINESE FLAG

OTHER DETAILS
CAPITAL BEIJING LARGEST CITY - SHANGHAI POPULATION - 1,339,724,852 (estd aug 2011). LITERACY RATE 92.2 % GOVERNMENT TYPE COMMUNIST CLIMATE - Tropical in south to subarctic in north

INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMUNICATIONS most number of cell phone and
broadband users.

TRANSPORT 2nd largest network of road (85000 kms)

longest high speed rail network(9646 kms)

URBANIZATION - Since 2000, China's cities have expanded at an average rate

of 10% annually. It is estimated that China will add 400 million people to its urban population, accounting for 64% of the total population, by 2025

ECONOMY
GDP (2010 est) - $5.88 trillion Growth rate 10.3% (2010) Natural resources - Coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest)

ECONOMY
Agriculture: Among the world's largest producers of rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, peanuts, tea, millet, barley; commercial crops include cotton, other fibers, apples, oilseeds, pork and fish; produces variety of livestock products. China fed 20% of the world's population with only 7% of the world's arable land Almost 40% of China's labor force is engaged in agriculture

ECONOMY
Industry: Types--mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals, coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizers; consumer products, including footwear, toys, and electronics; food processing.THE LIST GOES ON AND ON Industry accounts for about 46.8% of China's GDP (2010 est.) Trade: Exports (2010)--$1.506 trillion Imports (2010 est.)--$1.307 trillion

PEOPLE
Nationality Chinese Population growth rate 0.593% Infant mortality rate--16.06 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy--74.68 years (overall); 72.68 years for males, 76.94 years for females Language: Official--Mandarin (Putonghua); there also are many local dialects

RELIGION
31.4% of Chinese citizens ages 16 and over are religious believers Buddhism is most widely practiced; the state-approved Xinhua news agency estimates there are 100 million Buddhists in China While the Chinese constitution affirms freedom of religious belief, the Chinese Government places restrictions on religious practice, particularly on religious practice outside officially recognized organizations. The five state-sanctioned patriotic religious associations are Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism, and Protestantism

GOVERNMENT
People's Republic of China is divided among three bodies: the People's Republic of China, State Council, and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Type: Communist party-led state Independence: Qing (Ch'ing or Manchu) Dynasty replaced by a republic on February 12, 1912; People's Republic established October 1, 1949

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Science and technology have always been a priority for China's leaders Fields such as biotechnology and computers, where China is becoming an increasingly significant player Chinese students have built trans-Pacific contacts that will greatly facilitate U.S.-China scientific cooperation in coming years The Chinese Government has increased incentives for students to return, such as salaries similar to those they would receive in the West.

FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
China's investment climate has changed dramatically in a quarter-century of reform. Since the early 1990s, China has allowed foreign investors to manufacture and sell a wide range of goods China is one of the leading FDI recipients in the world, receiving a record $105.7 billion in 2010

 Foreign-invested enterprises produce about half of China's exports, and China continues to attract large investment inflows. Foreign exchange reserves were $2.622 trillion at the end of 2010, making China's foreign exchange reserves the largest in the world. As part of its World Trade Organization (WTO) accession, China undertook to eliminate certain trade-related investment measures and to open up specified sectors.

FOREIGN RELATIONS
As a great power and emerging superpower, China's foreign policy and strategic thinking is highly influential.

China is a member of many international organizations holding key positions such as a permanent member on the UN
As of 2011, the number of countries that had diplomatic relations with Beijing had risen to 171, while 23 maintained diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

 China has also taken steps to improve relations with countries in South Asia, including India with respect to the long outstanding border issues and trade. China currently has warm ties with Russia, China and Russia conducted a first round of joint military exercises in August 2005, and have since conducted regular joint exercises China has cultivated a more cooperative relationship with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and actively participated in the ASEAN Regional Forum.

TOURISM
China has become one of the world's most-watched and hottest inbound and outbound tourist markets China is the third most visited country in the world The number of overseas tourists was 55.98 million(5.5 crore) in 2010 According to the WTO, in 2020, China will become the largest tourist country and among the largest for overseas travel.

THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN

THE FORBIDDEN CITY

THE ID KAH MOSQUE

CUISINE
Chinese cuisine is any of several styles originating from regions of China, some of which have become increasingly popular in other parts of the world from Asia to the Americas, Australia, Western Europe and Southern Africa

 "Eight traditional Cuisines of China"

Hui: Anhui Yue (Cantonese): Guangdong Min: Fujian Xiang: Hunan (Can include Xiangjiang Region, Dongting Lake and Xiangxi styles) Su (aka Huaiyang Cuisine): Jiangsu Lu: Shandong (Include Jinan, Jiaodong styles, etc.) Chuan: Sichuan Zhe: Zhejiang (Can include Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Shaoxing styles)

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