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The Hall of Supreme Harmony as seen from the Inner Courtyard of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. The Hall was destroyed by fire seven times and was last rebuilt in 1695-97. Many buildings in the Forbidden City were built from precious woods and marble, with golden bricks used for floors.
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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 5

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
<p>slightly smaller than the US</p>

People and Society

Languages

Mandarin audio sample:

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for China. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

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

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