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• China is the largest country in Asia. It is the world's oldest continuous civilization extending as far back as 5,000 years. China has exported and spread ideas to the far reaches of the globe, and has been a force of influence and power throughout history and into modern times.

• Fast Facts

  1. People have lived in China for 1.7 million years
  2. China has continued to exist in a recognizable form since the early 2000 B.C.'s
  3. Yuan Dynasty was three times bigger than Alexander the Great's empire
  4. Land Area: 9,596,960 sq. km
  5. Highest point: 8,850 meters (Mount Everest)
  6. World's forth largest country
  7. Population: 1,330,044,605 (as of July 2008)
  8. Population growth rate: 0.63%
  9. Life Expectancy: 73.2 years
  10. 91.9% Han Chinese
  11. Government type: Communist
  12. Capital: Beijing
  13. Chief of State: HU Jintao

• China's Economy, as of 2007

  • GDP: $7.043 trillion US dollars
  • Annual GDP Growth rate: 11.4%
  • GDP per capita: $5,300 US dollars
  • Work force: 803.3 million people in the
  • Unemployment rate: 4%
  • Inflation rate: 4.7%

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