Total Population: 1,318,309,724

Annual growth rate: 0.6%

Density: 141 inhabitant/km²

Urban population: 42.2%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Shanghai (17,900,000); Guangzhou (Canton) (15,300,000); Beijing (13,200,000); Shenzhen (9,400,000); Wuhan (9,000,000); Tianjin (8,200,000).

Ethnic Origins: Chinese: 91.9%; Zhuang, Ouïghour,  Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Mandchous, Mongol, Buyi, Korean and other nationalities: 8.1%.

Official Language: In China, the national language is Mandarin. However, it is to be noted that there are many different dialects and variants of it.

Other languages spoken: There are more than a hundred dialects. You can differentiate Mandarin in the north and Cantonese in the south of the country. The official language coexists with the other languages of the autonomous regions (Mongolian, Uyghur, Korean, Tibetan...).

Business language: When the foreigners do not speak Chinese, business discussions are generally held in English. The Chinese do not speak English as well as they read or write it.

Religion: The Chinese are generally atheists. However, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism are relatively widespread amongst senior citizens and attracts a part of the well-to-do class today. There are also Christian and Muslim minorities.

Literacy rate: 90.9%

Type of State: The People's Republic of China is a communist state. Deng Xiao Ping had suggested the phrase "market socialism" to qualify the evolution of the PRC. China corresponds to a centralised unitary state completely managed by the Chinese Communist party with a great national administration, authoritative in its structure as well as its ideology.

Type of economy: Country with intermediate income (low bracket), emerging financial market. .
Largest population in the world; highest GDP growth rate in the world over the last 10 years.

HDI*: 0,762/1

HDI (world rank): 94th/177

Telephone code:
To call from China, dial 00
To call in China, dial +86

Internet suffix: .cn

Computers: 4.1 per 100 inhabitants

Telephone lines: 27.5 per 100 inhabitants

Internet users: 22.3 per 100 inhabitants

Access to electricity: 99% of the population