China
Location: East Asia, bordered on the North by Mongolia, Russia,
Kazakhstan,Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan,
and Pakistan on the West, North Korea on the Northwest, India,
Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, Laos, and Vietnam on the South
Area: 3,700,000 square miles
Population: 1,160,000,000
Government: Marxist people's republic
Largest cities: Shanghai, Beijing (capital), Tianjin, Canton,
Wuhan, Shenyang
Language: Mandarin and local dialects
Ethnic groups: Chinese 94%, Mongol, Manchu, Korean
Religions: Confucian, Buddhist, Taoism, officially atheist
Chief industries: Iron and steel, plastics, agricultural
implements, textiles,
armaments
Chief crops: Rice, grains, cotton, tea
Minerals: Coal, iron, tungsten, antimony, oil, natural gas
Leading exports: Oil, iron, steel, textiles, minerals
Leading imports: Machinery, grains, fertilizers, industrial raw
materials
Monetary unit: Yuan