China Profile
- Country: China
- Area: 9,572,900 km²
- Capital: Beijing
- Population: 1,242,612,226 inhabitants
- Language: Chinese, Korean, Tibetan dialects, Kazakh, Mongolian
- Religion: non-religious/atheists 63.9%, non-popular Chinese religions 20.1%
- Form of Government: People’s Republic
- Major cities: Shanghai, Dalian, Tianjin, Canton, Macau
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Useful information about China
- Currency: Yuan Renminbi
- International dialing code: 0086
- International vehicle registration code: VCR
- Driving side: right
- Entry documents: passport with visa
- Required vaccination: yellow fever vaccination and antimalarial prophylaxis
- Electric current: 220V
- Unit of measurement: metric decimal
- Time zones: +8
- Fixed-date holidays: May 4 Youth Day, July 1 Founding of the Communist Party of China
- Climate: climatic differences of up to 30° between north and south. This disparity is increased by altitude and the dryness of desert areas. Continental climates prevail inside the country; the southeastern sector is affected by monsoons and heavy rainfall in the summer months. Typhoons strike the coasts causing storm surges and floods.
- Average temperatures:12.2 (-5°C in winter and 26°C in summer)
- Transportation: the train is the best means to travel around the country. The road system is well developed mainly in the eastern coastal regions, where the major cities are connected by highways. The most widespread and used means is definitely the bicycle; in fact, there are 300 million bikes circulating in China and over 90 km of bike lanes in Shanghai.
- Airports: Chek Lap Kok, Kai Tak
