Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam
Size
9,596,960 sq km
Terrain
mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east
Climate
extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north
Languages
Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
Nationality
noun: Chinese (singular and plural) adjective: Chinese
Religion
Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Muslim 1%-2%, Christian 3%-4%
Currency
yuan (CNY)
Exports
machinery and equipment; textiles and clothing, footwear, toys and sporting goods; mineral fuels
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