China,
a communist nation in East Asia, is the world’s most populous country.
Its vast landscape encompasses grassland, desert, mountain ranges,
lakes, rivers and 14,500km of coastline. Beijing, the capital, mixes
modern architecture with historic sites including sprawling Tiananmen
Square. Its largest city, Shanghai, is a skyscraper-studded global
financial center. The iconic Great Wall of China fortification runs
east-west across the country's north.
Population: 1.357 billion (2013) World Bank
GDP per capita: 6,807.43 USD (2013) World Bank
Gross domestic product: 9.24 trillion USD (2013) World Bank
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