China: Statistics
People [1]
People
Population | 1,386,395,000 (2017) |
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Population Growth Rate | 0.559 annual % (2017) |
Age Dependency Ratio | 39.505 % of working-age population (2017) |
Urban Population | 57.96 % of total (2017) |
Infant Mortality Rate | 8 per 1,000 live births (2017) |
Life Expectancy at Birth | 76.252 years (2016) |
Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2017)
Energy [2]
Other [3]
Technology
Airports | 507 (2013) |
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Cellular Telephones | 1,364,934,000 (2016 est.) |
Highways | 4,577,300 km (2015) |
Internet Users | 730,723,960 (2016 est.) |
Railways | 191,270 km (2014) |
Telephones | 206,624,000 (2016 est.) |
Geography & Environment
Location | Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam |
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Total Area | 9,596,961 sq. km |
Land Area | 9,569,901 sq. km |
Water Area | 27,060 sq. km |
Coastline | 14,500 km |
Climate | extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north |
Terrain | mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east |
Lowest Point | Turpan Pendi -154 m |
Highest Point | Mount Everest 8,850 m |
Sources
- The World Bank Date Accessed: 7/6/2018
- U.S. Energy Information Administration
- CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 12/5/2017