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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"People's Republic of China" and "PRC" redirect here. For the present-day Republic of China, see Taiwan. For other uses, see PRC (disambiguation) and China (disambiguation).

People's Republic of China

中华人民共和国 (Chinese)

Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó (pinyin)

Flag of China

Flag

Emblem of China

Emblem

Anthem: "March of the Volunteers"

Duration: 44 seconds.0:44

Location of the People's Republic of China

Territory claimed but not controlled

Capital Beijing

39°55′N 116°23′E

Largest city by municipal boundary Chongqing[a]

Largest city by urban population Shanghai

Official languages Standard Chinese (de facto)[2]

Official script

Simplified characters

Ethnic groups (2020)[3]

91.1% Han Chinese

8.9% others

Religion (2023)[4]

33.4% Buddhism

25.2% no religion

19.6% Taoism

17.7% other folk beliefs

2.5% Christianity

1.6% Islam

Demonym(s) Chinese

Government Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic

• CCP General Secretary[b]

Xi Jinping

• Premier

Li Qiang

• Congress Chairman

Zhao Leji

• CPPCC Chairman[c]

Wang Huning

• Vice President

Han Zheng

Legislature National People's Congress[d]

Formation

• First pre-imperial dynasty c. 2070 BCE

• First imperial dynasty

221 BCE

• Establishment of the Republic of China

1 January 1912

• Admitted to the United Nations

24 October 1945[e]

• Proclamation of the People's Republic

1 October 1949

• First constitution

20 September 1954

• Current constitution

4 December 1982

• Most recent polity admitted

20 December 1999

Area

• Total

9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)[f][7] (3rd / 4th)

• Water (%)

2.8[8]

Population

• 2023 estimate

Neutral decrease 1,409,670,000[9] (2nd)

• Density

145[10]/km2 (375.5/sq mi) (83rd)

GDP (PPP) 2024 estimate

• Total

Increase $35.291 trillion[g][11] (1st)

• Per capita

Increase $25,015[11] (73rd)

GDP (nominal) 2024 estimate

• Total

Increase $18.533 trillion[11] (2nd)

• Per capita

Increase $13,136[11] (68th)

Gini (2020) Positive decrease 37.1[12] medium inequality

HDI (2022) Increase 0.788[13] high (75th)

Currency Renminbi (元/¥)[h] (CNY)

Time zone UTC+8 (CST)