Did you know that China has the largest population in the world, with over 1.3 billion people (1,343,239,923) as of July 2012?

 Did you know that China is officially known as the People's Republic of China?

Did you know that China has the largest population in the world, with over 1.3 billion people (1,343,239,923) as of July 2012?

Did you know that China is the 3rd largest country by area at 9,706,961 sq km (3,747,879 sq miles)?

Did you know that the summit of Mt Everest marks the border between China and Nepal?

Did you know that there are many different languages spoken in China, including Mandarin, Yue, Wu, Minbei, Minnan, Xiang, Gan and Hakka?

Did you know that 47% of the Chinese population live in urban areas?

Did you know that China experiences typhoons every year and also suffers from floods, tsunamis, earthquakes and droughts?

Did you know that China has the fourth longest river in the world, the Yangtze River, which reaches 5,797km (3,602 miles) in length. It also has the sixth longest, the Yellow River, stretching 4,667km (2,900 miles).

Did you know that China is the second largest economy in the world, after the United States of America.

Did you know that 2003, China became the third country to successfully send a person to space.

Did you know that the Great Wall of China is the

Great Wall of China

largest man made structure in the world, stretching an incredible 8,850 kilometres (5,500 miles)?

2008 Summer Olympic Games

Did you know that China hosted the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing?












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