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Country snapshot
China| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Official name | People's Republic of ChinaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Government type | Communist party-led stateCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Capital | BeijingGeoNames [2024] |
| Head of state | XI Jinping (Pres.)CIA World Leaders [2025] |
| Total area | 9,563,000 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Total population | 1,410,000,000–1,420,000,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 1,419,000,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 1,409,000,000 people |
| Languages | Standard Chinese or Mandarin (official; Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages; note - Zhuang is official in Guangxi Zhuang, Yue is official in Guangdong, Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uyghur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, Kyrgyz is official in Xinjiang Uyghur, and Tibetan is official in Xizang (Tibet)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| GDP (nominal) | 18,700,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024] |
| GDP per capita | 13,300 US$World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Life expectancy | 78 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 78.02 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 77.95 years |
