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People's Republic of China Flags

Flag Colors and Description

The flag of China is red with a large yellow five-pointed star and four smaller yellow five-pointed stars (arranged in a vertical arc toward the middle of the flag) in the upper hoist-side corner.

People

Population: 1,313,973,713 (July 2006 estimate)

Population Growth Rate: 0.59% (2006 estimate)

Spoken Languages: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)

Government

Government Type: Communist state

Capital: Beijing

Economics

GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $8.883 trillion (2005 estimate)

GDP per capita: $6,800 (2005 estimate)