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March 24-April 5 |
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Factbook
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Religions | Population % | Adherents | Ann.Gr. |
non-Religious/other | 49.58 | 625,975,655 | +1.0% |
Chinese | 28.50 | 359,828,684 | -1.4% |
Buddhist | 8.38 | 105,802,259 | +1.9% |
Christian | 7.25 | 91,535,367 | +7.7% |
Ethnic religions | 4.29 | 54,163,686 | +6.4% |
Muslim | 2.00 | 25,251,136 | +0.9% |
Christians | Denom. | Affil.% | ,000 | Ann.Gr. |
Protestant | 5 | 0.05 | 645 | +6.2% |
Independent | 23 | 7.26 | 91,700 | +9.3% |
Catholic | 1 | 0.57 | 7,200 | +3.7% |
Marginal | 21 | 0.16 | 2,000 | +3.3% |
Doubly affiliated | -0.79 | -10,000 | n.a. |
Area 9,573,000 sq.km. The third largest state in the world, also containing the highest mountains and plateaus in the world.
Population (2000) 1,262,556,787 +0.93%AGR
Capital Beijing (Peking) 12,033,000.
Han Chinese 91.3%.
Ethnic minorities 8.7%.
Literacy 81.5%. Official language Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese); local languages in the five Autonomous Regions. All languages 470. Languages with Scriptures 13Bi 13NT 16por 24w.i.p.
The Cultural Revolution with its application of an extreme Marxist economic system was a fiasco. HDI 0.701; 98th/174. Public debt 11% of GNP. Income/person $860 (2.7% of USA).
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