Welcome to China

ChinaCapitol - Beijing

The language is Chinese; however there are many different dialects including Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, and minority languages.

Form of Government - Communist

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As of 2002 China is officially an atheist nation, however, Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2%

ChinaGDP - $7.8 trillion

Literacy Rate – 91%

Per Capita Income – $6,100

Population – 1,338,612,968

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China has mountains, plateaus and deserts.

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The major rivers include the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) and Huang He (Yellow River).

The Yangtze River (or, "Changjiang"in Chinese, literally, the "long river"),is the longest river in China, running6,300 kilometers (3915 miles). It isalso the third longest river in theworld. Its basin, extending for some2,000 miles from west to east and formore than 600 miles from north tosouth, drains a huge area in SouthChina. The Yangtze also carries morewater than any other river in China.

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China's climate ranges from extremely dry, desert-like conditions in the north and west to the rain and heat of the tropical monsoon in the south and southeast. Most of the country, however, lies in the temperate zone and experiences four seasons

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China – The Great Wall

The wall proved quite effective when maintained and garrisoned; however, at different times throughouthistory, it was breached because of treachery, disrepair, lack of troops, and tactical blunders. The relatively shortdistance between towers allowed communication through such means as beacons and runners. http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/tg/tgeo.pdf