| General Facts |
| Short name |
China |
| Long name |
Peoples Republic of China |
| GDP |
USD 1.41 trillion |
| GDP per capita |
USD 1,100 |
| Area (km2) |
approx. 9.6 million |
| Population |
1.3 bilion |
| Population growth |
0.60% |
| Birth rate |
12.96 births/ 1,000 |
| Death rate |
6.74 deaths/ 1,000 |
| Sex ratio |
1.09 male/ female |
| Life expectancy |
72 years |
| Literacy rate |
86% |
| Employment |
744.32 million |
| Capital |
Beijing |
| National Day |
1 October (1949) |
| National Anthem |
The March of the Volunteers |
| Foreign trade surplus |
USD 25.5 billion |
| Government revenue |
USD 228.6 billion |
| Government expenditure |
USD 226.7 billion |
| Total investment in fixed assets |
USD 666.5 billion |
| Administrative Divisions |
| Provinces
(22) |
Anhui, Fujian, Gansu,
Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan,
Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi,
Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang |
| Break-away Provinces
(1) |
Taiwan (China considers Taiwan its
23rd province) |
| Autonomous Regions
(5) |
Guangxi, Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongol), Ningxia, Xinjiang,
Tibet (Xizang) |
| Special Administrative
Regions (2) |
Hong Kong, Macau |
| Municipalities (4) |
Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin
|
| Economic Zones |
| Special
Economic Zones (5) |
Hainan, Shantou, Shenzhen,
Xiamen, Zhuhai |
| Economic
and Technical Development Zones (12) |
Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Lianyungang,
Nantong, Ningbo, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Qingdao, Shanghai, Yantai,
Zhanjiang, |
| Other
key economic hubs (5) |
Beijing, Harbin, Hong Kong, Macau,
Shenyang |
| Key Economic Statistics |
| China is
the world's seventh-largest economy in absolute GDP terms (USD 1.41
trillion in 2003), after the USA, Japan, Germany, UK, France and Italy.
|
| China is
estimated to be the second-largest economy in terms of purchasing
power parity (USD 7.26 trillion in 2004), after the USA. |
| East Asia
has been the world's fastest-growing region for more than two decades. |
| China is
the fatest-growing country in East Asia with an average annual GDP
growth of approx 9% since reforms began in 1979. |
| China was
the world's sixth-largest trading nation in 2003, after the USA, Germany,
Japan, UK and France. |
| China has
the world's second-largest foreign exchange reserves (USD 514.5 billion
at the end of September 2004), after Japan. |
| China is
the world's largest recipient of FDI (USD 53.51 billion in 2003). |
| The average
annual job creation 1990-2003: 7.6 million in tertiary sector; 1.6
million in secondary; minus 1.7 million in primary. |
| The non-state
sector accounted for more than two-thirds of GDP in 2003. |
| Foreign Trade |
| Exports |
USD 438.4 billion |
| Imports |
USD 412.8 billion |
| Foreign Trade Partners |
| |
Exports (USD billion) |
Imports (USD billion) |
| USA |
92.5 |
33.9 |
| Hong Kong |
76.3 |
11.1 |
| Europe |
72.2 |
53.1 |
| Japan |
59.4 |
74.2 |
| ASEAN |
30.9 |
47.3 |
| South Korean |
20.1 |
43.1 |
| Russia |
6.0 |
9.7 |
| Banking |
| Deposits
of enterprises |
USD 928.4 billion |
| Short-term loans |
USD 1,056.8 billion |
| Medium and long-term
loans |
USD 813.2 billion |
| Communications |
| Busines
volume of post |
USD 6.6 billion |
| Business volume of
telecom services |
USD 81.5 billion |
| No. of users of fixed
and mobile telephone lines |
532 million |
| No. of internet users |
79.5 million |
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