China
Formal name:
People's Republic of China
Capital:
Beijing Climate:
extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north
Language:
Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
Population:
1,336,718,015 (July 2011 est.)
Currency:
Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
Telephone Code:
86
Internet Code:
.cn