China

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China is a vast East Asian country known for its long continuous civilization, large population, and major global economic and political influence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country in East Asia
sovereign state
administrativeDivisionType province-level divisions
areaRank one of the largest countries by area
beltAndRoadInitiative key proponent and organizer
borderingCountry Afghanistan
Bhutan
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
North Korea
Pakistan
Russia
Tajikistan
Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
borderingSea Bohai Sea
East China Sea
South China Sea
Yellow Sea
callingCode +86
capital Beijing
capitalCityPopulationRank one of the largest cities in the world
civilizationStatus one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations
climate varied from subarctic to tropical
continent Asia
currency Chinese yuan
surface form: Renminbi
currencyCode CNY
currentParamountLeader President of China
surface form: Xi Jinping
currentPremier Li Qiang
currentPresident President of China
surface form: Xi Jinping
dominantReligionOrBelief Buddhism
Chinese folk religion
Taoism
non-religious population significant
drivingForceOfEconomy export-oriented industry
manufacturing
drivingLaw right-hand traffic
drivingSide right
economicStatus major global economic power
one of the world's largest economies by GDP
educationSystemFeature compulsory education for nine years
ethnicMajority Han Chinese
founder Mao Zedong
foundingDate 1 October 1949
governmentType socialist one-party state
hasSpaceStation Tiangong space station
headOfGovernment Premier of the State Council
headOfState President of China
highestPoint Mount Everest
surface form: Mount Everest (on the border with Nepal)
historicalDynasty Han dynasty
Ming dynasty
Qin dynasty
Qing dynasty
Song dynasty
Tang dynasty
includesTerritory Hong Kong, China
surface form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Macau
surface form: Macau Special Administrative Region
internetControlPolicy extensive internet regulation and censorship
internetTLD .cn
China self-linksurface differs
surface form: .中国

.中國
largestCity Shanghai
legislature National People's Congress
literacyStatus high literacy rate
location eastern Asia
majorCity Beijing
Chongqing
Guangzhou
Shanghai
Shenzhen, China
surface form: Shenzhen

Tianjin
majorCityRegion Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region
Pearl River Delta
Yangtze River Economic Belt
surface form: Yangtze River Delta
majorEthnicGroup Han Chinese
majorExport electronics
machinery
manufactured goods
majorLanguageFamily Sino-Tibetan
majorMountainRange Himalayas
majorRiver Yangtze River
Yellow River
memberOf G20
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
United Nations
World Trade Organization
militaryAllianceStatus not a member of NATO
militaryStatus nuclear-armed state
mottoStatus no official national motto at state level
nationalAnthem March of the Volunteers
nationalDay 1 October
nationalEmblem National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
nationalFlag Five-star red flag
notableHistoricalEvent Xinhai Revolution of 1911 overthrew the Qing dynasty
proclamation of the People's Republic of China in 1949
numberOfProvinceLevelDivisions over 30
officialLanguage Standard Chinese
surface form: Mandarin Chinese

Standard Chinese
officialName China self-linksurface differs
surface form: People's Republic of China
olympicHost hosted 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
hosted 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
permanentUNSCMember true
politicalStatus major global political power
politicalSystemFeature one-party rule
unitary state
populationRank most populous country in the world or second depending on estimates
populationStatus over 1.4 billion inhabitants
predecessorState Republic of China
surface form: Republic of China (on the mainland)
recognizedEthnicGroups over 50 minority ethnic groups
regionalLanguage Cantonese
Hakka
Hokkien
Shanghainese
many other Chinese varieties
regionalScript Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong and Macau)
rulingParty Chinese Communist Party
surface form: Communist Party of China
shortName China self-link
spaceProgram China National Space Administration
standardScript Simplified Chinese (mainland)
subregion East Asia
timeZone China Standard Time
timeZonePolicy single time zone across the country
utcOffset +8
writingSystem Chinese characters

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School of Stomatology country China
subject surface form: School of Stomatology, Wuhan University
School of Stomatology regionServed China
subject surface form: School of Stomatology, Wuhan University
School of Health Sciences country China
subject surface form: School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University
poet Cui Hao activeIn China
subject surface form: Cui Hao
Canton Fair country China
Lingnan country China
Canton Tower country China
Canton Tower locatedIn China
this entity surface form: People's Republic of China
Five Rams Statue country China
Song dynasty country China
Tibet Autonomous Region partOf China
this entity surface form: People's Republic of China
Tibet Autonomous Region country China
subject surface form: Lhasa
Project 211 country China
Project 211 implementedIn China
this entity surface form: People’s Republic of China
School of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering country China
subject surface form: School of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering, Wuhan University
School of International Education country China
subject surface form: School of International Education, Wuhan University
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences country China
subject surface form: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University
Warring States period country China
this entity surface form: Ancient China
Guangzhou Metro country China
Yuexiu Park country China
Ming dynasty country China
Jiangxi Province country China
this entity surface form: People's Republic of China
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region partOf China
this entity surface form: People's Republic of China
School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering locatedIn China
this entity surface form: People's Republic of China
Shanghai Municipal People’s Government country China
this entity surface form: People’s Republic of China
Mayor of Shanghai country China
Mayor of Shanghai locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity China
this entity surface form: People’s Republic of China
Nanjing Road locatedIn China
Nanjing Road country China
People’s Square country China
Shanghai Museum country China