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The capital is Beijing of this country of 1,306,313,812 people. Languages in use 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). It's climate is extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north. The currency is the yuan and the country has an area of 9,326,410 km2. It's phone prefix is +86 and the electricity has 220 volts.


CIA World Factbook: China
Features a map and brief descriptions of geography, economy, government, and people.
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ch.html

China Today
An extensive source of information on China, its politics and society.
www.chinatoday.com

中华网-- china.com
An extensive source of information on China, its politics and society.
www.china.com

China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Republic of China, as it controlled mainland China, and later, .
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China

China Daily
Chinadaily.
www.chinadaily.com.cn

china.org.cn - China's Official Gateway to News & Information
China and Iceland have wrapped up their feasibility discussions and are going to start..
www.china.org.cn

China the Beautiful - Chinese Art and Literature
Primary resources of Chinese Classical Arts Literature Poetry Calligraphy Painting..
www.chinapage.com/china.html

China Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide
China isn'ta country - it's a different world.
www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/asia/china

China - A Country Study
China : Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress.
rs6.loc.gov/frd/cs/cntoc.html

My China News Digest
China : Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress.
www.cnd.org

China Online
Business news and analysis for Chinese marketplace.
www.chinaonline.com

China Airlines
Country's international airline flight schedules, promotions, mileage program and..
www.china-airlines.com

China News - Breaking World China News
World news about China.
topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/china/index.html?inline=nyt-geo

China's Official Gateway to News & Information
Chinese government sponsored information on population, geography, trade statistics,..
arabic.china.org.cn/english

Internet Guide for China Studies
Annotated list of academic sites dealing with the Greater China area.
www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs

China in the Yahoo! Directory
Learn about the history, art, culture, sport, language, government, science, and regions..
dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/China

China National Tourist Office
Information, photos, tours.
www.cnto.org

University of Texas Libraries - China Maps
Country, city and thematic maps from the Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection, along..
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/china.html

Inside China Today - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News
Inside China Today.
www.einnews.com/china

China Timeline
History of China.
www-chaos.umd.edu/history

China Window - The Best Way to China
China Window is a presentation of Chinese business, economy and tourism, and a gateway..
www.china-window.com

Embassy of People's Repulic of China in the United States of America
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China.
www.china-embassy.org

Searching for China: a series of Web activities
China was chosen as a topic because it exemplifies the kind of thinking the Web is..
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Country profiles | Country ...
China is the world's most populous country, with a continuous culture stretching back..
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1287798.stm

China Travel Service, China Tours, Tibet Tour, Beijing Travel, Hotel
Travel China Guide offers China travel, China tour, Tibet tour, Beijing tour with..
www.travelchinaguide.com

Energy Information Administration: China
The Country Analysis Briefs (CABs) provide an overview of the energy situation for..
www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/china.html

Access China Tours, Inc.
china travel information, china travel, travel to china, china vacation, china tour..
www.chinatour.com

China (04/06)
Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy,..
www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/18902.htm

China And Tibet
Profiles of political prisoners held: including Chinese pro-democracy and labor rights..
www.hrw.org/asia/china.php

Economist.com | Country Briefings: China
News, country profiles, forecasts, statistics and more on 60 countries.
www.economist.com/countries/China