National
Government
China
Government
National
Law Ministry
Ministry
of Justice
National
Police
Police
National
Capital
Beijing
National Population
1400 million to 1450 million
Independence
Day
October 1
National
Helplines
Police - 110
Ambulance - 120
Fire - 119
Road police - 122
Private ambulance service (Beijing only) - 999.
Dialling 112 on a mobile phone plays a bilingual
message in English and Chinese about other accessible
emergency numbers
Tollfree Airline - 800-982-8802 / 800-227-5118
/ 800-200-5118 / 888-338-8988
National
Languages
Standard Chinese or Mandarin
Yue (Cantonese)
Wu (Shanghainese)
Minbei (Fuzhou)
Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese)
Xiang
Gan
Hakka dialects
Minority languages
National
Currency
Chinese Yuan
CNY
National
Animal
the giant panda
National
Bird
The Red-Crowned Crane
National
Flower
the plum blossom
National
Fruit
fuzzy kiwifruit
Bordering
countries
Afghanistan, Bhutan, Hong Kong SAR of China, India,
Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau
SAR of China, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan,
Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam
Country
area (aprox)
Country
code
Country domain
Botanical
Gardens
Forests
Zoos |
