| Also Known As | Chung-hua Jen-min Kung-ho-kuo • Zhongguo • Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo • People’s Republic of China • Chung-hua • Chung-kuo • Zhonghua |
|---|---|
| Head Of Government | Premier: Li Qiang |
| Capital | Beijing (Peking) |
| Population | (2025 est.) 1,408,671,000 |
| Currency Exchange Rate | 1 USD equals 7.217 Chinese yuan renminbi |
| Head Of State | President: Xi Jinping, assisted by Vice President Han Zheng |
| Form Of Government | single-party people’s republic with one legislative house (National People’s Congress [3,0001]) |
| Official Language | Mandarin Chinese |
| Official Religion | none2 |
| Official Name | Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo (People’s Republic of China) |
| Total Area (Sq Km) | 9,572,900 |
| Total Area (Sq Mi) | 3,696,097 |
| Monetary Unit | renminbi (yuan) (Y) |
| Population Rank | (2025) 1 |
| Population Projection 2030 | 1,408,712,000 |
| Density: Persons Per Sq Mi | (2025) 381.1 |
| Density: Persons Per Sq Km | (2025) 147.2 |
| Urban-Rural Population | Urban: (2018) 59.6% • Rural: (2018) 40.4% |
| Life Expectancy At Birth | Male: (2020) 75.4 years • Female: (2020) 80.9 years |
| Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate | Male: (2020) 98% • Female: (2020) 95% |
| Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) | (2023) 18,883,066 |
| Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) | (2023) 13,390 |
| 1Statutory number; includes 36 seats allotted to Hong Kong and 12 to Macau.2Many Chinese practice both Chinese folk-religion and Buddhism. | |
