People's Republic of China

  • 中华人民共和国 (Chinese)
    Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó (Pinyin)
• First imperial unification
221 BCE
• Republic established
1 January 1912
• People's Republic declared
21 September 1949
• Proclamation of the People's Republic
1 October 1949
• Current constitution
4 December 1982
• Last polity admitted
20 December 1999