| Local Name:Zhong Guo |
| Captial:Beijing |
| Continent:Asia |
| Major Cities:Shanghai |
| Government |
| Constitutional Form:Republic |
| Head of State:Executive |
| Basis of Executive: Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement |
| Head of State:President Hu Jintao |
| Head of Government:Premier Wen Jiabao |
| Area |
| Area Rank: 3 |
| Total Area: 9,596,961 km2(3,705,407 sqmi) |
| Land: 9,569,901 km2(3,694,959 sqmi) |
| Water: 27,060 km2(10,450 sqmi) |
| Water in Percent: 0.28% |
| Population |
| Population Rank: 1 |
| Population: 1,347,350,000 |
| Date: 31-Dec-11 |
| World Population: 19.26% |
| Source : Official estimate |
| Languages:Mandarin Chinese (Simplified Chinese characters) |
| Currency |
| Currency: Chinese yuan |
| Currency Sign: ¥ or 元 |
| Currency ISO Code: CNY |
| Fractional Unit: Fen |
| Number to Basic: 100 |
| Time Zone:UTC+08:00 (Chinese Standard Time) |
| International Codes |
| ISD Code: +86 |
| ISO Code A2: CN |
| ISO Code A3: CHN |
| ISO Number: 156 |
| Coordinates |
| Latitude: 35 |
| Longitude: 105 |
| Information: China News |
| Drive on:Right side |