Facts for the Traveller

Population: 1286975468
Area: 9596960km²
Capital: Beijing
Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
Country dialing code: 86
Weights & Measures system: Metric
Electricity: 220V, 50Hz
Government type: Communist republic
President: Hu Jintao

Religions:

Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism (no stats available); Islam (14 million), Christianity (7 million)

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