Officially name: The People's Republic of China (PRC)

Capital: Beijing

Largest city: Shanghai

Official language: Standard Mandarin

Government: Single party-led republic

Area

• Total 9,640,821 km2 or 9,671,018 km2(3rd/4th)
• Water (%) 2.8

Population

• 2016 estimate Increase1,403,500,365 (1st)
• 2010 census 1,339,724,852 (1st)
• Density 145 /km2 (375.5/sq mi) (83rd)

Currency: Chinese yuan (renminbi)(CNY)

Time zone
China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Drives on the right, except for Hong Kong & Macau

Internet TLD: .cn

Calling code: +86