People's Republic of China

  • 中华人民共和国 (Chinese)
    Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó (Pinyin)
CapitalBeijing
39°55′N 116°23′E / 39.917°N 116.383°E / 39.917; 116.383
Largest cityShanghai
Official languagesStandard Chinese
Recognised regional languages
  • Mongolian
  • Uyghur
  • Tibetan
  • Zhuang
  • various others
Official scriptSimplified Chinese
Ethnic groups
  • 91.51% Han
  • 55 minorities
    • 1.30% Zhuang
    • 0.86% Man (Manchu)
    • 0.79% Uygur (Uyghur)
    • 0.79% Hui
    • 0.72% Miao
    • 0.65% Yi
    • 0.62% Tujia
    • 0.47% Mongol
    • 0.44% Zang (Tibetan)
    • 0.26% Buyei
    • 0.15% Chosen (Korean)
    • 1.05% others
Religion
See Religion in China
Demonym(s)Chinese
GovernmentUnitary Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist republic
• Party General Secretary
and President
Xi Jinping
• Premier
Li Keqiang
Congress Chairman
Li Zhanshu
Conference Chairman
Wang Yang
• First Secretary of the Party Secretariat
Wang Huning
• Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission
Zhao Leji
• First Vice Premier
Han Zheng
• Vice President
Wang Qishan
LegislatureNational People's Congress