People's Republic of China

中华人民共和国(Simplified Chinese characters)中華人民共和國(Traditional Chinese characters)Zhōnghuá Rénmín GònghéguóPeople's Republic of China 	中华人民共和国(Simplified Chinese characters)中華人民共和國(Traditional Chinese characters)Zhōnghuá Rénmín GònghéguóPeople's Republic of China
 	
125px|Flag of the People's Republic of China 	
Flag 	Coat of arms
 	
AnthemMarch of the Volunteers(义勇军进行曲) 	AnthemMarch of the Volunteers(义勇军进行曲)
 	
 	
 	
Capital Largest city 	Beijing39°55′N, 116°23′EShanghai
 	
Official languages 	Mandarin
 	
Demonym 	Chinese
 	
Government - President - Premier 	Socialist stateHu JintaoWen Jiabao
 	
Establishment 	October 1, 1949
 	
Area  - Total - Water (%) 	9,598,086 km²3,704,427 sq mi2.8
 	
Population  - 2007 estimate - 2000 census - Density  	1,321,851,8881,242,612,226140/km²363/sq mi
 	
GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita 	2007 estimate$2.714 trillion$2,053
 	
GDP (nominal) - Total - Per capita 	2007 estimate$2.119 trillion$1,603
 	
Gini (2007) 	26.7 (low)
 	
HDI (2007) 	0.766 (medium)
 	
Currency 	Yuan (CNY)
 	
Time zone - Summer (DST) 	(UTC +8) not observed (UTC +8)
 	
Internet TLD 	.cn
 	
Calling code 	+86
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