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Photos of China

Section of the Long Corridor, a covered walkway at the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. The 18th-century corridor is famous for its great length (728 m), which is used to display over 14,000 paintings.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 5

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Languages

Mandarin audio sample:

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
2024 population pyramid

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

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 131

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 167

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 193

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 40

Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 42

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 93

Labor force

comparison ranking: 1

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 80

Public debt

comparison ranking: 112

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 138

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 1

Exports

comparison ranking: 1

Imports

comparison ranking: 2

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 1

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 16

Heliports

comparison ranking: 21

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 2

Military and Security

Space

Transnational Issues