Capital Beijing

Largest city Shanghai

Official languages Mandarin1

Government Socialist Republic
(Marxist-Leninist) (Maoist)
- President Hu Jintao
- Premier Wen Jiabao

Establishment - People's Republic declared
October 1, 1949

Area
- Total 9,598,086 km² or 9,640,821 km(disputed)

Population
- 2007 estimate 1,321,851,888³ (1st)
- 2000 census 1,242,612,226

GDP (PPP) 2006 estimate
- Total $10.21 trillion (2nd)
- Per capita $8,788 (82nd)

GDP (nominal) 2007 estimate
- Total $3.42 trillion5 (4th)
- Per capita $2,800 (101st)

Currency Yuan