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Key facts

  • Currency: Chinese yuan
  • Capital city: Beijing
  • Region: Eastern Asia
  • Continent: Asia
  • Land area: 9,388,210 km²
  • Population: 1,412,175,000
  • Political Leader: Xi Jinping (General Secretary of the Communist Party)

Latest news

China expresses concern over NATO's expansion to Asia -- top brass

Read: TASS News Agency

2024-03-28

China's EV sector a live wire for US, with war of words over excess capacity casting shadow over Janet Yellen visit

Read: SCMP

2024-03-28

China's property turmoil hits midsized bank Everbright

Read: Financial Times

2024-03-28

China to Lift Tariffs on Australian Wine, as Frosty Relations Thaw

Read: The Wall Street Journal

2024-03-28

Chinese scientists identify 'bizarre' find as world's first parasite worm fossil

Read: SCMP

2024-03-28

China's top brass says US at root of instability in South China Sea

Read: TASS News Agency

2024-03-28

Watch live as Chinese tech company Xiaomi launches highly anticipated electric vehicle

Read: Independent

2024-03-28

Metrics

Business

GDP 17,963,200,000,000.00 current US$
Inflation 1.97 annual %
Self-employed 45.76 % of total employment
Tax revenue 7.97 % of GDP
Unemployment 4.98 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment 41.82 % of total employment


Environment

Agricultural land 5,206,950.00 km²
Alternative and nuclear energy 5.11 % of total energy use
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) 10,944,700.00 kt
Electricity production from coal sources 70.31 % of total
Electricity production from natural gas sources 2.49 % of total
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources 19.07 % of total
Electricity production from nuclear sources 2.34 % of total
Electricity production from oil sources 0.17 % of total
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric 4.86 % of total
Net energy imports 15.02 % of energy use
Fertility rate 1.16 births per woman
Forest area 2,218,580 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption 87.67 % of total
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 -364,711.00 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Median age 34.50 years
Methane emissions 1,186,290.00 kt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions 536,920.00 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Female Population 691,528,501
Male Population 720,646,499
Renewable energy consumption 14.81 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area 8,723,720.00 km²
Rural population 514,596,570
Urban land area 522,345.00 km²
Urban population 897,578,430
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters 4.35 % of total population


Health

Birth rate 7.52 per 1,000 people
Death rate 7.18 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita 583.43 current US$
Health expenditure 5.59 % of GDP
Hospital beds 4.31 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth 78 years
Suicide mortality rate 8.10 per 100,000 population


Other

Access to electricity 100.00 % of population
Individuals using the Internet 75.61 % of population
Net migration -311,380
Press freedom 0.99


Politics

Armed forces personnel 2,535,000
Democracy score 3.32
Democracy type Authoritarian
Military expenditure 1.60 % of GDP
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 24.94 %


Visualizations

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Cities Population In China

China Historical Agricultural Land

China Historical Alternative And Nuclear Energy

China Historical Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2)

China Historical Access To Electricity

China Historical Electricity Production From Coal Sources

China Historical Electricity Production From Natural Gas Sources

China Historical Electricity Production From Hydroelectric Sources

China Historical Electricity Production From Nuclear Sources

China Historical Electricity Production From Oil Sources

China Historical Electricity Production From Renewable Sources, Excluding Hydroelectric

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China Historical Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption

China Historical Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions, HFC, PFC And SF6

China Historical Internally Displaced Persons, By Conflict And Violence

China Historical Individuals Using The Internet

China Historical Land Area

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China Historical Methane Emissions

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China Historical Nitrous Oxide Emissions

China Historical Population

China Historical Female Population

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China Historical Renewable Energy Consumption

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China Historical Urban Land Area

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China Historical Urban Population Living In Areas Where Elevation Is Below 5 Meters

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China Historical Incidence Of HIV

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China Historical Suicide Mortality Rate

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Companies Per Foundation Year In China

China Historical Central Government Debt

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China Historical Self-employed

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China Historical Unemployment

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Public Companies Per Ceo Gender In China

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China Historical Proportion Of Seats Held By Women In National Parliaments

Politicians Per Birth Date In China

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Datasets

Source

SIPRI, World Bank

Updated: 1 day ago

License

CC BY 4.0

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