China

Official Name:	The People's Republic of China
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Communist state
Official Name (Local Language):	Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo
ISO Country Codes:	CN : CHN
Internet Domain:	.cn
Government Web Site:	http://english.www.gov.cn/

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Capital:	Beijing	Main Airports:	Beijing Capital International Airport , Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport , Nanjing Lukou International Airport, Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Language(s):	Chinese (Mandarin)	Population:	1,410,539,758
Currency:	Chinese Yuan Renminbi	ISO Currency Code:	CNY
Telephone Dial In:	+86	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Inter Parliamentary Union; Organization of American States; Pacific Alliance; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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China News Service (CNS);

Ecnc.cn;

Xinhua News Agency;

Newspaper

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21st Century (21 Jingji);

China Securities Journal;

China Today;

China Youth Daily (Zhongguo Qingnian Bao);

Economic Observer;

EurasiaNet.org;

Financial Times;

Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao);

Isentia;

People's Daily Online;

People's Liberation Army Daily (Jiefangjun Bao);

Reference News;

Shanghai Daily;

Shenzhen Daily;

Radio

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China National Radio;

China Plus;

China Radio International;

Zhibo.fm;

China

Government Website:	http://english.www.gov.cn/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/china
Central Bank:	People's Bank of China
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	6.5374 Renminbi yuan (RMB) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	3.64% (2019 est.)
Population below poverty line:	0.6% (2019 est.)
Inflation Rate:	2.8% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	2.95% (Feb-21 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$24.861 trillion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$17,600 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Chinese Yuan Renminbi
Currency Code:	CNY
World Bank Classification:	Upper-Middle-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	8.6%	rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, tobacco, peanuts, tea, apples, cotton, pork, mutton, eggs; fish, shrimp
Industry:	39.8%	mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals, coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizers; consumer products (including footwear, toys, and electronics); food processing; transpo
Services:	51.6%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation; Asian Development Bank; FAO; G20; IMF; International Energy Agency; International Labour Organization; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Asian Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Commodities Exchange: Dalian Commodity Exchange ; Shanghai Futures Exchange ; Shanghai Gold Exchange ; Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange ; Stock & Securities Exchange: China Financial Futures Exchange ; Shanghai Stock Exchange ; Shenzhen Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

National Bureau of Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

China

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The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Cantonese, Mandarin; English
Customs & Excise:	General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; New Development Bank; China Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Standardization Administration of China

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 28/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 65/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 61/136 (2016)
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