9,596,960 sq km (this includes land and water - slightly smaller than the US)
Government
Communist state
Languages
Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
Money
Yuan (CNY)
Climate
Extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north
