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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research) - Form of government: Communist state; President, State Council, National People's Congress
- Population: 1,246,871,951 (21% urban)
- Total area: 9,596,961sq. km
- Languages: Putonghua (Mandarin), Turkic, Mongolian
- Religions: Officially athiest
- Per capita GDP: $3,600 p.a. (1998)
- Exports: $183.8bn; textiles, oil, oil products, machinery and transport equipment, fruit and vegetables
- Literacy: 78% (1990)
- Life expectancy: 69.9 years (71.5f, 68.6m)
Sources
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - China
- [U.S. Library of Congress] country study - China
- [AsiaSource] country profiles maps and statistics - China - a resource of The Asia Society
- [Atlapedia Online] - People's Republic of China
- Inside China Today
- [Nation by Nation] country data - China - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people
- E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - China - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence, news
and weather
- [World Skip] country data - China
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(Click on map to go to surrounding locations)
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Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
- China Online - independent information network for China
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Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
- Governments on the WWW - China - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law
courts, embassies, etc
- Ministries:
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ministry of Construction
- Agencies:
- China Post
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Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
- China Charity Federation (CCF) (Beijing) - nationwide non-governmental charity organization whose purpose is "to uphold the
spirit of humanitarianism and the Chinese traditional virtues of helping people in poverty or in trouble, help unfortunate individuals
and groups of people and conduct various kinds of social relief work"
- Environmental Education Television Project for China (EETPC) (Beijing) - a project of the Television Trust for the Environment
(TVE International) aimed at assisting Chinese environmentalists
- Ford Foundation China (Beijing) - makes grants to the Committee on Scholarly Communication with China (CSCC) and to the
National Committee on United States-China Relations, and directly supports academic and professional exchanges between
institutions in China and the U.S. to promote mutual access and understanding
- Human Rights in China
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office - China
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Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
- Universities:
- Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
- Institute of Procuratorial Forensic Science and Technology of the Supreme People's Procuratorate
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Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
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Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
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Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
- Guides & Advice:
- PassPlanet - backpacking travel guide to Asia
- Accommodation:
- HotelsChina.net
- Accommodating Asia...
- Airlines:
- Dragonair
- Air China - largest air carrier in the PRC
- China Airlines (Nanking) - international carrier
- China Southern Airlines (Guangzhou) - China's most extensive domestic route network
- China Eastern Airlines
- Cathay Pacific
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Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
- Essential data:
- State Statistical Bureau
- China Economic Information Network - government statistics and data on markets, regulations, regions of organs
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - People's Republic of China
- [U.S. State Department] country information - China
- Social development:
- [OneWorld.net] country database - China - news articles selected from around the world
- [The Economist] country briefing - China
- [U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - China
- Human rights:
- [Human Rights Watch] Human Rights Developments 2000 - China
- [International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - China] - information for those working to promote lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
- Governance:
- Governments on the WWW - China - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law
courts, embassies, etc
- [CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - China
- [Political Resources] - China
- [World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - China - national statistics and reports from Freedom House, Transparency
International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others
- [ElectionWorld.org] election results in China
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Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
- Virtual China News
- ChinaWeb
- China Daily
- People's Daily
- Morning Post
- Beijing Youth Daily
- Beijing Daily
- Shanghai Daily
- South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
- Hong Kong Standard
- HKiMail
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Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
- China Great Wall Industry - aerospace
- CATIC - aerospace
- Camera di Commercio Italiana in Cina (Italian Chamber of Commerce in China)
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Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation
- Bank of China
- Wing Hang Bank
- The World Bank in China
- Union Bank of Hong Kong
- Standard Chartered Bank
- ChinaWeb - China's Financial Markets
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