Fast Facts about China
| Location: Capital: Area: Population: People: Language: Religion: Cuisine: Currency: Dialing Code: Electricity: Timezone: Weather: | 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. |