Full name: People's Republic of China
Population: 1.34 billion (UN, 2008)
Capital: Beijing
Largest city: Shanghai
Area: 9.6 million sq km (3.7 million sq miles)
Major language: Mandarin Chinese
Major religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Taoism
Life expectancy: 71 years (men), 75 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 Renminbi (yuan) (Y) = 10 jiao = 100 fen;
Main exports: Manufactured goods, including textiles, garments, electronics, arms
GNI per capita: US $2,360 (World Bank, 2007)
Internet domain: .cn
International dialling code: +86
Vice-president: XI Jinping
Prime minister: Wen Jiabao
Foreign minister: Yang Jiechi
National People's Congress chairman: Wu Bangguo
The press
Renmin Ribao (People's Daily) - Communist Party daily
Zhongguo Qingnian Bao (China Youth Daily) - state-run, linked to Communist Youth League
China Daily - state-run, English-language
Jiefangjun Bao - People's Liberation Army daily
Zhongguo Jingji Shibao (China Economic Times) - state-run, daily
Fazhi Ribao (Legal Daily) - state-run
Gongren Ribao (Workers' Daily) - state-run
Nongmin Ribao (Farmers' Daily) - state-run, agricultural and rural issues
Nanfang Ribao (Southern Daily) - Communist Party daily, Guangdong province
Television
Chinese Central TV (CCTV) - state-run national broadcaster, networks include English-language CCTV-9
Radio
China National Radio - state-run
China Radio International - state-run external broadcaster, programmes in more than 40 languages, notably to Taiwan and Korea
News agency
Xinhua (New China News Agency) - state-run
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