China: About the Country
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Anthem
Click here to listen to the anthem of the People's Republic of China (mp3 format). Lyrics (unknown author and translator) Arise... [more]
Economy
In late 1978 the Chinese leadership began moving the economy from a sluggish, inefficient, Soviet-style centrally planned economy to a more market-oriented system. Whereas the system opera... [more]
Flag
The Chinese flag is red with a large yellow five-pointed star and four smaller yellow five-pointed stars (arranged in a vertical arc toward the middle of the flag) in the upper hoist-side ... [more]
Geography
Location: Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam Map references: Asia Area: Rank Order ... [more]
Government
Country name: conventional long form: People's Republic of China conventional short form: China local long form: Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo local sho... [more]
History
Historical Background THE ANCIENT DYNASTIES ... [more]
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People
Population: 1,298,847,624 (July 2004 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 22.3% (male 153,401,051; female 135,812,993) 15-64 years: 70.3% (male 469,328,664; female... [more]
Political Background
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unre... [more]
Transportation
Railways: total: 70,058 km standard gauge: 68,000 km 1.435-m gauge (18,668 km electrified) narrow gauge: 3,600 km 1.000-m and 0.750-m gauge local industrial lines dual gauge:... [more]
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