People's Republic of China

## Infobox (country)

- **native name**: 中华人民共和国
_Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó_
- **conventional long name**: People's Republic of China
- **common name**: the People's Republic of China
- **image flag**: Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
- **image coat**: National Emblem of the People's Republic of China.svg
- **symbol type**: National Emblem
- **image map**: File:CHN orthographic.svg
- **map caption**: Official area of the People's Republic of China shown in dark green; area claimed but disputed shown in light green.
- **map width**: 220px
- **national anthem**:
"March of the Volunteers"
 义勇军进行曲
- **official languages**: Standard Chinese language, Standard Chinese
- **regional languages**: Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur, Zhuang, Cantonese, English, Portuguese, Korean
- **religion**: Atheism#Atheism in society, State Atheism
- **ethnic groups**: 91.51% Han_Chinese, Han; 55 recognised minorities

- **capital**: Beijing
- **latd**: 39
- **latm**: 55
- **latns**: N
- **longd**: 116
- **longm**: 23
- **longew**: E
- **largest city**: Shanghai
- **demonym**: Chinese
- **government type**: Unitary state, Unitary Socialism, socialist one-party state
- **leader title1**: General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, CPC General Secretary (and President of China, President)
- **leader name1**: Xi Jinping
- **leader title2**: Premier of the People's Republic of China, Premier
- **leader name2**: Li Qiang
- **leader title3**: National People's Congress, Congress Chairman
- **leader name3**: Zhao Leji
- **leader title4**: Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Conference Chairman
- **leader name4**: Wang Huning
- **legislature**: National People's Congress
- **sovereignty type**: History of China, Establishment
- **established event1**: Qin Dynasty, Unification of China under the Qin Dynasty
- **established date1**: 221 BC
- **established event2**: Xinhai Revolution#Establishment of the Republic, Republic established
- **established date2**: 1 January 1912
- **established event3**: Chinese Civil War, People's Republic of China proclaimed
- **established date3**: 1 October 1949
- **area footnote**: or 9,671,018 km²
- **area km2**: 9,640,821
- **area sq mi**: 3704427
- **area rank**: 3rd/4th
- **percent water**: 2.8
- **population census**: 1,409 billion
- **population census year**: 2023
- **population census rank**: 2nd
- **population density km2**: 139.6
- **population density sq mi**: 363.3
- **population density rank**: 83rd
- **gdp nominal**: $17.96 trillion (IMF)

$17.96 trillion (China NBS)
- **gdp nominal rank**: 2nd
- **gdp nominal year**: 2019
- **gdp nominal per capita**: $12,720
- **gdp nominal per capita rank**: 72nd
- **gdp ppp year**: 2022
- **gdp ppp**: $27.449 trillion
- **gdp ppp rank**: 2nd
- **gdp ppp per capita**: $21,250
- **gdp ppp per capita rank**: 79rd
- **gini**: 46.7
- **gini year**: 2022
- **hdi year**: 2022
- **hdi**: 0.788
- **hdi change**: decrease
- **hdi rank**: 75th
- **hdi category**: <span style="color:#fc0;">medium</span>
- **currency**: Renminbi, Renminbi (yuan) (¥)
- **currency code**: CNY
- **time zone**: China Standard Time
- **utc offset**: +8
- **date format**: yyyy-mm-dd
_or_ yyyymd
(Common Era, CE; Chinese calendar, CE-1949)
- **drives on**: right, except for Hong Kong & Macau
- **cctld**: .cn .中國
.中国
- **calling code**: +86
- **footnotes**: a.  Simple descriptions of the political structure since the 1980s are no longer possible.

b.   excludes all disputed territories.
  includes Chinese-administered area (Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract, both territories claimed by India), Taiwan is not included.
c.  Information for mainland China only. Does not include Hong Kong, Macau, and territories under the control of the Republic of China (Taiwan).