CHINA

Overview

China is a vast country situated at the eastern part of Eurasia and the western coast of the Pacific Ocean. Covering a land area of 3,706,581 square miles (9,600,000 square kilometres), China is the third largest country in the world, inferior to Russia and Canada. It is 3,231 miles long from east to west and 3,417.5 miles long from north to south With the entire territory shaped like a rooster, its northernmost end reaches Mohe in Heilongjiang Province; the southernmost is at Zengmu Ansha in Nansha Islands, the easternmost at conjunction of Heilongjiang River and the Wusuli River, while the western at the Pamirs.

President: Xi Jinping
Area: 9,706,961 km²
Capital: Beijing
Continent: Asia
Population: 1,436,692,325 (July 2019)
Government Type: Communist state, Socialist state, Single-party state
Official Language: Standard Mandarin
Currency: Renminbi

In 2017 China exported $2.41T, making it the largest exporter in the world. During the last five years the exports of China have increased at an annualized rate of 2.5%, from $2.12T in 2012 to $2.41T in 2017. The most recent exports are led by Broadcasting Equipment which represent 9.6% of the total exports of China, followed by Computers, which account for 6.08%.

In 2017 China imported $1.54T, making it the 2nd largest importer in the world. During the last five years the imports of China have increased at an annualized rate of 1.3%, from $1.42T in 2012 to $1.54T in 2017. The most recent imports are led by Integrated Circuits which represent 13.5% of the total imports of China, followed by Crude Petroleum, which account for 9.4%.