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General reference

• Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-China.ogg|ˈ|tʃ|aɪ|.|n|É™}}
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• Common English country name: China
• Official English country name: The People's Republic of China
• Common endonym: 中国 (Zhōngguó) (The Middle Kingdom or Central Realm)
• Official endonym: 中华人民共和国 (Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó)
• Adjectivals: China, Chinese
• Demonym: Chinese
• Etymology: Name of China
• International rankings of the People's Republic of China
• ISO country codes: CN, CHN, 156
• ISO region codes: See (ISO 3166-2:CN)
• Internet country code top-level domain: .cn

Geography of China

• China is a megadiverse country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Asia

• Time zone: China Standard Time (UTC+08)
• Extreme points of China
  • High: Mount Everest {{convert|8848|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} – highest point on Earth
  • Low: Turpan Depression {{convert|-154|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
• Land boundaries: 22,117 km{{NoteTag|China has the longest total land boundaries of any country.}}{{NoteTag|China and Russia each border 14 countries, more than any other countries.}}

• Population of China: 1,321,851,888(2007) - 1st most populous country
• Area of China: {{convert|9640821|km2|sqmi}} - 3rd largest country
• (:commons:Atlas of China|Atlas of China)

Environment of China

• Climate of China
  • Climate change in China
• Environmental issues in China
  • Pollution in China
    • Air pollution in China
    • Water pollution in China
• Ecoregions in China
• Renewable energy in China
• Geology of China
  • Earthquakes in China
• Protected areas of China
  • Biosphere reserves in China
  • National parks of China
• Wildlife of China
  • Flora of China
  • Fauna of China
    • Birds of China
    • Mammals of China

Natural geographic features of China

• Glaciers of China
• Islands of China
• Lakes of China
• Mountains of China
• Rivers of China
• Volcanoes in China
• Waterfalls of China

Regions of China

Administrative divisions of China

Provinces of China

Cities of China

• Direct-administered municipalities of China
• Districts of China
• Counties of China
• Villages of China (list)

Demography of China

Government and politics of China

• Form of government: one-party socialist republic.
• Capital of China: Beijing
• Elections in China
• Political parties in China
• Taxation in China

United front

• United Front

Ruling party

• Chinese Communist Party
  • General Secretary (paramount leader): Xi Jinping
  • Politburo (Standing Committee)
  • Secretariat
  • First Secretary: Cai Qi

Branches of government

Ultimate authority and Legislative branch

• National People's Congress (unicameral)
  • Standing Committee
    • Chairman: Zhao Leji
  • Head of state (nominal): President, Xi Jinping

Administrative branch

• Head of government: Premier, Li Qiang
  • State Council, Li's Government

Judicial branch

• Supreme People's Court
  • President and Chief Justice: Zhang Jun

Procuratorial branch

• Supreme People's Procuratorate
  • Prosecutor-General: Ying Yong

Supervisory branch

• Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (National Supervisory Commission)
  • Secretary: Li Xi
  • Director: Liu Jinguo

Military branch

• Central Military Commission
  • Chairman: Xi Jinping

Foreign relations of China

• Diplomatic missions in China
• Diplomatic missions of China

International organization membership

• African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member)
• African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
• Arctic Council (observer)
• Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
• Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (dialogue partner)
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF)
• Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
• Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
• Central American Integration System (SICA) (observer)
• East Asia Summit (EAS)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 24 (G24) (observer)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20)
• Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

• International Vaccine Institute (IVI)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) (observer)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer)
• Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
• Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (partner)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (observer)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
• United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
• United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
• United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
• United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
• United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
• United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
• United Nations Security Council (permanent member, since 1971)
• United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in China

• Capital punishment in China
• Constitution of the People's Republic of China
• Crime in China
• Human rights in China
  • Freedom of religion in China
    • Percecution of Christians in China
• Law enforcement in the People's Republic of China

Military of China

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: Chairman of the Central Military Commission{{NoteTag|Article 93 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China places the authority to direct the armed forces of the PRC in the Central Military Commission. However, Article 80 gives the President of the People's Republic of China the power to proclaim martial law, proclaim a state of war, and issue mobilization orders. Since the mid-1990s, it has been standard practice to have the President, the CMC Chairman, and the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party be the same person although the differences in the start of terms means that there is some overlap between an occupant and his predecessor.}}
    • Central Military Commission
• People's Liberation Army
  • Ground Force
    • Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force
  • Navy
    • Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Navy
  • Air Force
    • Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Air Force
  • Rocket Force
  • Strategic Support Force
• People's Armed Police
• Militia
• Military history of China (pre-1911)

Local government in China

• Local government in China

History of China

• Economic history of China
• Military history of China (pre-1911)
• List of earthquakes in China

Culture of China

• Architecture of China
• Art in China
• Cinema of China
• Chinese clothing
• Cuisine of China
• Ethnic minorities in China
• Festivals in China
• Languages of China
• Media in China
• National symbols of China
  • National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
  • Flag of the People's Republic of China
  • National anthem of China
• People of China
• Prostitution in China
• Public holidays in the People's Republic of China
• Religion in China
  • Buddhism in China
  • Chinese folk religion
  • Christianity in China
  • Hinduism in China
  • Islam in China
  • Judaism in China
  • Taoism in China
• List of World Heritage Sites in China
• Literature of China
• Music of China
• Television in the People's Republic of China
• Theatre in China

Sports in China

• Football in China
• China at the Olympics
• China at the Asian Games

Economy and infrastructure of China

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2011): 2nd (second)
• Agriculture in China
• Banking in China
  • People's Bank of China
• Communications in China
  • Internet in China
    • Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre
• Currency of China: Renminbi Yuan
  • ISO 4217: CNY
• Economic history of China
• Energy in China
  • Energy policy of China
  • Oil industry in China
• Health care in China
  • Abortion in China
• Chinese stock exchanges
• Tourism in China
• Transport in China
  • Airports in China
  • Rail transport in China
  • Roads in China
• Water supply and sanitation in China

Education in China

• Higher education in China

See also

• {{PrefixAllPages|China}}
• {{Intitle|China}}
• {{PrefixAllPages|Chinese}}
• {{Intitle|Chinese}}
• {{PrefixAllPages|People's Republic of China}}
• {{Intitle|People's Republic of China}}
• International rankings of China
• List of China-related topics
• Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of geography
• Outline of Hong Kong
• Outline of Macau
• Outline of Taiwan
• Outline of Tibet

Notes

References

External links

• China.org.cn China news, weather, business, travel, language courses, archives
• U.S. Department of State, Background Note on China
• Interactive China map with province and city guides.
• China Digital Times Online China news portal, run by the Graduate School of Journalism of University of California at Berkeley.
• China Worker
• China Map
• China Flights
• NY Inquirer: China's 21st Century
• The Chinese Superpower-Historical Background, Dr Rivka Shpak-Lissak
• China Map Quest
• The 200 best books on China