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Nationality:
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noun: Chinese (singular and
plural)
adjective: Chinese
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Ethnic groups:
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Han Chinese 91.5%,
Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uighur, Tujia, Yi, Mongol, Tibetan, Buyi, Dong,
Yao, Korean, and other nationalities 8.5% (2000 census)
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Languages:
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Standard Chinese or
Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu
(Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan,
Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
note: Mongolian is official in
Nei Mongol, Uighur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, and Tibetan is official in
Xizang (Tibet)
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Religions:
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Daoist (Taoist),
Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2%
note: officially atheist (2002
est.)
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Population:
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1,336,718,015 (July 2011
est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
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Age structure:
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0-14
years: 17.6%
(male 126,634,384/female 108,463,142)
15-64
years: 73.6%
(male 505,326,577/female 477,953,883)
65
years and over: 8.9% (male 56,823,028/female 61,517,001) (2011 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 35.5 years
male: 34.9 years
female: 36.2 years (2011 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.493% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 151
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Birth rate:
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12.29 births/1,000
population (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 159
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Death rate:
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7.03 deaths/1,000
population (July 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
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Net migration rate:
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-0.33 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
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Urbanization:
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urban
population: 47% of total population (2010)
rate
of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
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Major
cities - population:
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Shanghai 16.575 million;
BEIJING (capital) 12.214 million; Chongqing 9.401 million; Shenzhen 9.005
million; Guangzhou 8.884 million (2009)
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Sex ratio:
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at
birth: 1.133
male(s)/female
under
15 years: 1.17 male(s)/female
15-64
years: 1.06
male(s)/female
65
years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female
total
population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
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Maternal
mortality rate:
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38 deaths/100,000 live
births (2008)
country comparison to the world: 105
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 16.06 deaths/1,000 live
births
country comparison to the world: 112
male: 15.61 deaths/1,000 live
births
female: 16.57 deaths/1,000 live
births (2011 est.)
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Life
expectancy at birth:
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total
population: 74.68 years
country comparison to the world: 95
male: 72.68 years
female: 76.94 years (2011 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.54 children born/woman
(2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 180
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Health expenditures:
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4.6% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 148
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Physicians density:
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1.415 physicians/1,000
population (2009)
country comparison to the world: 86
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Hospital bed density:
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4.06 beds/1,000
population (2009)
country comparison to the world: 48
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Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 98% of population
rural: 82% of population
total: 89% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2% of population
rural: 18% of population
total: 11% of population
(2008)
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Sanitation
facility access:
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improved:
urban: 58% of population
rural: 52% of population
total: 55% of population
unimproved:
urban: 42% of population
rural: 48% of population
total: 45% of population
(2008)
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HIV/AIDS -
adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 117
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HIV/AIDS -
people living with HIV/AIDS:
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