China - The World Factbook (original) (raw)
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Contents
Introduction
Background
Geography
Location
Geographic coordinates
Map references
Area
comparison ranking: total 5
Area - comparative
Area comparison map
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Land boundaries
Coastline
Maritime claims
Climate
Terrain
Elevation
Natural resources
Land use
Irrigated land
Major lakes (area sq km)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Major watersheds (area sq km)
Major aquifers
Population distribution
Natural hazards
Geography - note
People and Society
Population
comparison rankings: female 1; male 2; total 1
Nationality
Ethnic groups
Languages
Mandarin audio sample
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Religions
Age structure
2023 population pyramid
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Dependency ratios
Median age
comparison ranking: total 61
Population growth rate
comparison ranking: 172
Birth rate
comparison ranking: 183
Death rate
comparison ranking: 95
Net migration rate
comparison ranking: 100
Population distribution
Urbanization
total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030File Icon
Major urban areas - population
Sex ratio
Maternal mortality ratio
comparison ranking: 117
Infant mortality rate
comparison ranking: total 167
Life expectancy at birth
comparison ranking: total population 75
Total fertility rate
comparison ranking: 193
Gross reproduction rate
Contraceptive prevalence rate
Drinking water source
Current health expenditure
Physician density
Hospital bed density
Sanitation facility access
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
comparison ranking: 169
Alcohol consumption per capita
comparison ranking: total 89
Tobacco use
comparison ranking: total 44
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
comparison ranking: 100
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
Child marriage
Education expenditures
comparison ranking: 133
Literacy
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
People - note
Environment
Environment - current issues
Environment - international agreements
Climate
Land use
Urbanization
total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030File Icon
Revenue from forest resources
comparison ranking: 117
Revenue from coal
comparison ranking: 9
Air pollutants
Waste and recycling
Major lakes (area sq km)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Major watersheds (area sq km)
Major aquifers
Total water withdrawal
Total renewable water resources
Geoparks
Government
Country name
Government type
Capital
Administrative divisions
Independence
National holiday
Legal system
Constitution
International law organization participation
Citizenship
Suffrage
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
Political parties
International organization participation
Diplomatic representation in the US
Diplomatic representation from the US
Flag description
National symbol(s)
National anthem
National heritage
Government - note
Economy
Economic overview
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
comparison ranking: 1
Real GDP growth rate
comparison ranking: 46
Real GDP per capita
comparison ranking: 97
GDP (official exchange rate)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
comparison ranking: 8
Credit ratings
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
comparison rankings: services 121; industry 33; agriculture 99
GDP - composition, by end use
Agricultural products
Industries
Industrial production growth rate
comparison ranking: 91
Labor force
comparison ranking: 1
Unemployment rate
comparison ranking: 89
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
comparison ranking: total 93
Population below poverty line
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income
comparison ranking: 61
Average household expenditures
Household income or consumption by percentage share
Remittances
Budget
Public debt
comparison ranking: 114
Taxes and other revenues
comparison ranking: 191
Current account balance
comparison ranking: 2
Exports
comparison ranking: 1
Exports - partners
Exports - commodities
Imports
comparison ranking: 2
Imports - partners
Imports - commodities
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
comparison ranking: 1
Debt - external
comparison ranking: 1
Exchange rates
Energy
Electricity access
Electricity
comparison rankings: transmission/distribution losses 211; imports 44; exports 14; consumption 1; installed generating capacity 1
Electricity generation sources
Nuclear energy
Coal
Petroleum
Natural gas
Carbon dioxide emissions
comparison ranking: total emissions 1
Energy consumption per capita
comparison ranking: 34
Communications
Telephones - fixed lines
comparison ranking: total subscriptions 1
Telephones - mobile cellular
comparison ranking: total subscriptions 1
Telecommunication systems
Broadcast media
Internet country code
Internet users
comparison ranking: total 1
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
comparison ranking: total 1
Transportation
National air transport system
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
Airports
comparison ranking: 15
Heliports
Pipelines
Railways
comparison ranking: total 2
Roadways
comparison ranking: total 3
Waterways
comparison ranking: 6
Merchant marine
comparison ranking: total 2
Ports
Transportation - note
Military and Security
Military and security forces
Military expenditures
comparison ranking: 90
Military and security service personnel strengths
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
Military service age and obligation
Military deployments
Military - note
Space
Space agency/agencies
Space launch site(s)
Space program overview
Transnational Issues
Refugees and internally displaced persons
Trafficking in persons
Illicit drugs
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