Some facts about China?

Question

i'm doing this thing for homework, and i need 8 quick facts about any of the following:

-China's geography

-China's language(s)

-China's climate

-China's Currency

please note all these facts have to be true and a website link would be great!

i need it by thursday (tomorrow, australian time)

thanks for helping!

Answer 1

Basic Facts

Official name People’s Republic of China



Capital Beijing



Area 9,571,300 sq km

3,695,500 sq mi









China: Flag and Anthem

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People

Population 1,321,851,900 (2007 estimate)



Population growth

Population growth rate 0.61 percent (2007 estimate)





Projected population in 2025 1,453,123,817 (2007 estimate)





Projected population in 2050 1,424,161,948 (2007 estimate)







Population density 142 persons per sq km (2007 estimate)

367 persons per sq mi (2007 estimate)







Urban/rural distribution

Share urban 41 percent (2005 estimate)





Share rural 59 percent (2005 estimate)







Largest cities, with population  

Shanghai 12,887,000 (2000 estimate)





Beijing 10,839,000 (2000 estimate)





Tianjin 9,156,000 (2000 estimate)





Wuhan 5,169,000 (2000 estimate)





Chongqing 4,900,000 (2000 estimate)







Ethnic groups

Han Chinese 92 percent





Zhuang, Mongolian, Tibetan, Uygur, Miao, Yi, Korean, Yao, Bai, Tujia, Hani, and other nationalities 8 percent







Languages

Standard Chinese, or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect); Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, and Hakka dialects; minority languages





Religious affiliations

Officially atheist, but traditionally eclectic.



Nonreligious 42 percent





Buddhist 8 percent





Atheist 8 percent





Christian 7 percent





Muslim 1 percent





Other 34 percent







Health and Education

Life expectancy  

Total 72.9 years (2007 estimate)





Female 74.8 years (2007 estimate)





Male 71.1 years (2007 estimate)







Infant mortality rate 22 deaths per 1,000 live births (2007 estimate)



Population per physician 609 people (2004)



Population per hospital bed 408 people (2005)



Literacy rate

Total 87.3 percent (2005 estimate)





Female 80.6 percent (2005 estimate)





Male 93.7 percent (2005 estimate)







Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 2.1 percent (1999-2000)



Number of years of compulsory schooling 9 years (2002-2003)



Number of students per teacher, primary school 21 students per teacher (2002-2003)



Government

Form of government Communist state



Head of state President



Head of government Premier

Legislature Unicameral legislature





National People's Congress: 2,979 deputies (2003)







Voting qualifications Universal at age 18



Constitution

4 December 1982, amended in 1993, 1999, 2004





Highest court Supreme People's Court

Armed forces Army, Navy, Air Force





Total number of military personnel 2,255,000 (2004)





Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 3.9 percent (2003)







First-level political divisions 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 2 special administrative regions, and 4 municipalities



Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $2,234 billion (2005)



GDP per capita (U.S.$) $1,712.80 (2005)



GDP by economic sector

Agriculture, forestry, fishing 12.6 percent (2005)





Industry 47.5 percent (2005)





Services 39.9 percent (2005)







Employment

Number of workers 776,047,410 (2005)







Workforce share of economic sector

Agriculture, forestry, fishing 44 percent (2002)





Industry 18 percent (2002)





Services 16 percent (2002)





Unemployment rate 4.2 percent (2005)







National budget (U.S.$)

Total revenue $143,741 million (2003)





Total expenditure $171,450 million (2003)







Monetary unit 1 yuan, consisting of 10 jiao



Agriculture

Rice, wheat, maize, sugarcane, potatoes, sugar beets, peanuts, cotton





Mining

Coal, petroleum, graphite, tungsten, molybdenum, antimony, tin, lead, mercury, bauxite, phosphate rock, iron ore, manganese, many other minerals





Manufacturing

Woven textile fabrics, heavy machinery, iron and steel, petrochemicals, fertilizers, cement, manufactured goods





Major exports

Clothing and accessories, textiles, petroleum products, footwear, telecommunications and sound equipment





Major imports

Machinery, steel products and other metals, automobiles, synthetics, agricultural chemicals, rubber, wheat, ships





Major trade partners for exports

United States, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, South Korea, and Germany





Major trade partners for imports

Japan, Taiwan, United States, South Korea, and Germany





Energy, Communications, and Transportation

Electricity production

Electricity from thermal sources 82.15 percent (2003 estimate)





Electricity from hydroelectric sources 15.42 percent (2003 estimate)





Electricity from nuclear sources 2.31 percent (2003 estimate)





Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0.13 percent (2003 estimate)







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Answer 2

China's location mapChina is situated in eastern Asia on the western shore of the Pacific Ocean, with an area of 9.6 million square kilometers. China's continental coastline extends for about 18,000 kilometers, and its vast sea surface is studded with more than 5,000 islands, of which Taiwan and Hainan are the largest.