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Capital
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Beijing
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Population
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1,273,111,290 (July 2001 est.)
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Area
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9,596,960 sq km (this includes land and water - slightly smaller than the US)
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Government
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Communist state
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Languages
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Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
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Climate -
Extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north
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