China : Wiki, Area, Biography, Location, Currency, Festivals & More

China is the most populated Country in the world. China stood first in Population.

Country	China
Continent	Asia
Location	35.8617⁰ N, 104.1954⁰ E
Map of China
Area	9,596,960 km²
Coastline	9,000 miles
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Neighboring Countries	Afghanistan Bhutan Hong Kong India Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Macau Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Pakistan Russia Tajikistan Vietnam
Time Zone	UTC +8
Population	1.381 billion (2016)
Symbol
China National Day	October 1^st
President of China	Xi Jinping
Vice President of China	Li Yuanchao
National Anthem	“March of Volunteers”
National Animal	Giant Panda
National Bird	Red-Crowned Crane
National Flower	Peony
National Tree	Ginkgo
National Fruit	Fuzzy Kiwifruit
National Game	Table Tennis
National Color	Red
National Language	Mandarin Chinese, Standard Mandarin
Seasons	Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Prestigious Awards	Military Award– The Order of the Heroic Exemplar Gallantry Awards– The Hero’s Medal Literature Award– Newman Prize Cinema Awards – Golden Rooster Awards, Hundred Flowers Awards, Huabiao Awards, Golden Phoenix, Huading Awards, Chunyan Awards, Shanghai Film Critics Awards
Religion	Chinese folk religion/unaffiliated (73.56%) Buddhism (15.87%) Other Religious (7.6%) Christianity (2.53%) Islam (0.45%)
Average Marriage age	29 years for men and 26 years for women
Capital	Beijing (39⁰55’N 116⁰ 23’E)
Number of Provinces	22 Provinces Qinghai Sichuan Heilongjiang Gansu Yunnan Hunan Shaanxi Hebei Jilin Hubei Guangdong Province Guizhou Henan Jiangxi Shandong Shanxi Liaoning Fujian Jiangsu Zhejiang Taiwan Hainan
Largest Province	Qinghai
Smallest Province	Hainan
Largest City	Shanghai
Smallest City	Tongling city
Literacy rate	98.2% (males) 94.5% (females)
Type of Government	Unitary State, Communist State, Socialist State, One-party State, People’s democratic dictatorship
GDP	PPP – $23.2 trillion (2017) Nominal – $11.8 trillion (2017)
GDP per capita	$16,676 (2017)
Total number of Political parties	9 political parties
Currency	Renminbi (CNY)
Calling Code	+86
Regional Languages	Mongolian Tibetan Uyghur Zhuang
Internet TLD	.cn
ISO 3166 code	CN
Festivals of China	Chinese New Year Dragon Boat Festival Lantern Festival Qingming Festival Double Seventh Day The 24 solar terms Winter Solstice The Double Ninth Festival Hungry Ghost Festival Mid-autumn Festival Chongyang Festival Laba Festival
Monuments	Forbidden City The Great Wall of China Songyue Pagoda Temple of heaven Summer Palace Ming Tombs Jade Buddha Temple Terracotta Warriors
Wildlife Sanctuaries	2,349 nature reserves 225 National parks
Longest Railway platform	Futian Station
Longest River	Yangtze river
Largest Lake	Qinghai Lake
Highest Mountain	Mount Everest
Biggest waterfall	Huangguoshu Waterfall
Biggest Airport	Beijing Capital International Airport
Biggest dam	The Three Gorges Dam
Tallest building	Shanghai Tower
Richest person of China	Jack Ma
Best place to visit	Beijing Hong Kong Great Wall of China Shanghai Xi’an Lhasa Yangshuo Hangzhou Jiuzhaigou Kunming
Official Website	english.gov.cn