China

It's a land of towering mountains and epic landscapes - background scenery to
the fall of dynasties, the rise of emperors and the turning of the revolutionary
wheel. Unless you have a couple of years and unlimited patience, it's best to
follow a loose itinerary here, such as Beijing to Tibet via Xi'an's terracotta warriors,
following the Silk Road route, sailing down the Yangzi River, or exploring the Dr
Seuss landscape of Guangxi Province.

Full country name: People's Republic of China
Area: 9,596,960 sq km (mainland)
Population: 1.25 billion (mainland) Yikes!
Capital city: Beijing (pop 13.8 million)
People: Han Chinese (93%), plus 55 ethnic minorities
Languages: Putonghua (Beijing Mandarin dialect), Cantonese
Religion: Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism (no stats available); Muslim (14 million),
Christian (7 million)
Government: Communist republic
Head of State: Jiang Zemin

GDP: US$4.5 trillion
GDP per head: US$3600
Growth rate: 7.8%
Inflation: 2.8%
Major industries: Iron, steel, coal, machinery, automobiles, petrolium, chemicals, telecommunications, textiles
Major trading partners: USA, Japan, Germany, South Korea, Taiwan

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