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With 1.3 billion people and a land area that covers a vast and varied geography, china is one big place.

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East Asia. Neighbors include Russia, Mongolia, India and other countries.
Beijing
Over 9.5 million km²
1.3 billion
Over 90% Han Chinese. Many smaller ethnicities.
Mandarin (普通话) is official language. 100s of local dialects.
Taoist, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim.
Variety of distinctive Chinese cuisines.
Chinese Yuan (CNY), also called Rénmínbì (RMB)
"+86" (see "calls to and from China".)
220V/50Hz with several plug types.
Only one timezone: UTC +8
Very diverse. Spring and autumn considered best time to travel to most places within China.

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