Area: 9.59 million sq km
Population: 1.28 billion
Capital City: Beijing (pop 12.6 million)
People: Han Chinese (93%), plus 55 ethnic
minorities
Language: Chinese
Religion: Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism (no stats
available); Muslim (14 million), Christian (7
million)
Government: Communist republic
Head of State: President Hu Jintao
GDP: US$4.5 trillion
GDP per capita: US$3,600
Inflation: 2.8%
Major Industries: Iron, steel, coal, machinery,
automobiles, petrolium, chemicals,
telecommunications,
textiles
Major Trading Partners: USA, Japan, Germany, South
Korea, Taiwan
