People's Republic of China
The People's Republic of China lies in eastern Asia on the western shore of the Pacific, with a land area of about 9.6 million square kilometres. It is divided into 34 province-level administrative divisions: 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities and 2 special administrative regions. The country follows a socialist system, with the leadership of the Communist Party of China as the defining feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
- Administrative seat
- Beijing
- Population
- 1,408,280,000
- Area
- 9,600,000 km²
- Currency
- Renminbi (CNY)
- Official language
- Standard Chinese (Putonghua, simplified characters)