Statistical data from China :
(By permission of the publisher Fischer Weltalmanach: www.fischerverlage.de)

Area (qm²): 9,572,419
Population (in thousands): 1,296,157
Population Density (per km²): 136
Annual population growth (in %) (2004): 0.6
Population: Chinese – F 2004: 1303497000 population growth: 0.6 %, last census in 2000: 1,232,612,226 population – 56 national minorities (“nationalities”) 91,6 % Han-Chinese, 1,4 % Zhuang, 0,8 % Mandschus, 0,8 % Hui, 0,7 % Miao, 4,3 % others: Mongols, Koreans, Turkish (especially 7,000,000 Uiguren, 100,000 Kasachs), Tibetans.
Urban population in millions (2004): 39.6
Life expectancy in years (2004): 71
Number of births (per 1000 citizens) (2004): 12.3
Fertility rate (births for each woman): 1.8
Number of deaths (per 1000 citizens) (2004): 6.4
Infant mortality (for 1000 living births) (2004): 31
Baby mortality (for 1000 living births) (2004): 26
Education expenses in % of the GDP (1999): 2.1
Officials languages: Chinese (Putonghua)
Languages: Chinese (Putonghua), different Chinese dialects, languages of the national minorities (for example Tibetan, Uigure, Mongolish), English
Religions: 100 million Buddhists, 30 million Taoists, 20 million Muslims, 15 million Protestants, 4 million Catholics, Confucianism.
Capital: Beijing ( Peking )
Cities: Shanghai (F 2003) 13417700, Beijing (Peking) (Capital) (F 2003) 11488200, Chengdu (F 2003) 10443100, Harbin (F 2003) 9543100, Tianjin (Tientsin) (F 2003) 9260000, Shijiazhuang (F 2003) 9105100, Wuhan (F 2003) 7811900, Chongqing (F 2003) 7479800, Guangzhou (Kanton) (F 2003) 7251900, Qingdao (Tsingtau) (F 2003) 7206800, Changchun (F 2003) 7182300, Xi'an (Sian) (F 2003) 7165800, Shenyang (F 2003) 6891000, Zhengzhou (F 2003) 6610700, Hangzhou (F 2003) 6427800, Nanning (F 2003) 6146700, Fuzhou (F 2003) 6048600, Changsha (F 2003) 6017600.