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Summary:
China's total population in the mainland amounted to 1,292.27 million, 56 ethnic groups. Religions Buddhism, Islam, Taoism, ...
China is a country with a very early civilization and a long and rich
history. The compass, gunpowder, the art of paper-making and block printing
invented by the ancient Chinese have contributed immensely to the progress of
mankind. The Great Wall, Grand Canal and other projects built by the Chinese
people are regarded as engineering feats in the world.
With a landmass of 9,600,000 sq km, China is the third largest country in
the world. Located in the east of the Asian
continent, on the western shore of the Pacific Ocean, the People's Republic of
China has a land area of about 9.6 million sq km, and is the third-largest
country in the world, next only to Russia and
Canada.
The country is divided into provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities
directly under the Central Government. A province or an autonomous region is
subdivided into autonomous prefectures, counties, autonomous counties and /or
cities. A county or an autonomous county is subdivided into townships, ethnic
townships and/or towns.
The natural growth rate of population continued to decline. At the end of
2003, China's total population in the mainland amounted to 1,292.27 million.
The natural growth rate of population was - 0.1 per thousand in Beijing and it
was - 1.35 per thousand in Shanghai. At the end of 2003, China has 96.92 million
of seniors above age of 65.
China is a united multi-ethnic nation of 56 ethnic groups. As the majority
(91.6 percent) of the population is of the Han ethnic group, China's other 55
ethnic groups are customarily referred to as ethnic minorities. According to the
fifth national census in 2000, 18 ethnic minorities have a population of over
one million.
The main religions are Buddhism, Islam, Roman Catholic and Protestant
Christianity, China's indigenous Taoism, Shamanism, Eastern Orthodox
Christianity and the Naxi people's Dongba religion.
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