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national: Mandarin (Putonghua)
regional: Wu (Shanghaiese), Cantonese (Yue), Mindong (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages
- Renminbi (RMB, ¥)
Area9,596,960 km2
Callingcode+86
Electricity220V/50Hz (US/European plug for 2-pin, Australian plug for 3-pin)
GovernmentSocialist Republic
Population1,321,851,888 (July 2007 est.)
ReligionDaoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2% (officially atheist)
TimezoneUTC +8
Tld.cn