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6. Appendix<br />

6.1 Fact Sheet People’s Republic of <strong>China</strong> 145<br />

Capital: Beijing<br />

Population: 1.22 bn<br />

Regions: 22 provinces; 3 municipalities (Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin);<br />

5 autonomous regions (Guanxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia,<br />

Xinjiang and Tibet)<br />

Key Cities: Shanghai (13m), Beijing (10.7m), Chengdu (9.7m), Tianjin<br />

(8.9m)<br />

Ethnic Groups: Han (91.96%), Zhuang (1.37%), Manchu (0.87%)<br />

Religions: Daoism (Taoism), Buddhism, Muslim 2%-3%, Christian 1%;<br />

officially atheist, but traditionally pragmatic and eclectic<br />

Languages: Mandarin and various dialects<br />

Land Area: 9'562'000 square kilometers; arable land: 10%<br />

145 Compare: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ch.html and Business Monitor International,<br />

<strong>China</strong> & North Asia, No 8, August 1998.<br />

159

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