China and the Chinese language - facts and statsLocation – Eastern Asia bordering Afghanistan 76 km, Bhutan 470 km, Burma 2,185 km, India 3,380 km, Kazakhstan 1,533 km, North Korea 1,416 km, Kyrgyzstan 858 km, Laos 423 km, Mongolia 4,677 km, Nepal 1,236 km, Pakistan 523 km, Russia (northeast) 3,605 km, Russia (northwest) 40 km, Tajikistan 414 km, Vietnam 1,281 km Capital – Beijing Climate – tremendously diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north Population – 1,298,847,624 (July 2004 est.) Ethnic Make-over – Han Chinese 91.9%, Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities 8.1% Religions – Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Muslim 1%-2%, Christian 3%-4% Government: Communist state
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