POPULATION

• China's Population: 1.3 Billion (2005)
• Shanghai: 16.45 Million (2005)
• Beijing: 14.2 Million (2005)
• Guangzhou: 6.67 Million (2005)
• Chongqing: 31.07 Million (2005)

ETHNIC GROUPS- LANGUAGE

• 56 ethnic groups, Han People 92% other 8% Main Langauge: Mandarin. The Hui and Manchu use the same language as Han people, have their own spoken and written languages.

ECONOMY

• GDP: RMB 13.7 Trillion (2004)
• GDP per head: RMB 10,502 (2004)

TERRITORY

• Territory area: 9.6 million square km
• Sea area: about 4.73 million square km