Empire of China 中華帝國 Zhōnghuá Dìguó | |
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| 1915–1947 | |
| Anthem: Zhōngguó xióng lì yǔzhòujiān 《中國雄立宇宙間》 "China Heroically Stands in the Universe" | |
.svg) The Empire of China in 1943
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| Capital | Peking (before 1919) Nanking (after 1919) |
| Common languages | Chinese |
| Religion | Buddhism , ""Predominantly"' : Christianity |
| Government | Absolute monarchy (1915-1940) One-party totalitarian military dictatorship under the Emperor (1940–1945) Constitutional monarchy(1945-1947) Supreme Commander for the Allies (1945-1947) |
| Emperor | |
• 1915–1916 | Hongxian Emperor |
• 1916–1945 | Yuan Keding |
• 1945-1947 | Rongji |
| Historical era | World War I, Interwar era and World War II |
• Formed | 12 December 1915 |
| September 18, 1931 | |
| 2 September 1945 | |
| 2 May 1947 | |
| Currency | Chinese Yuan |
| ISO 3166 code | CN |
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| Status | Military occupation | ||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Nanking | ||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||
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• 1951–1952 | Matthew Ridgway | ||||||||||||||||
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• 1945–1952 | 124th Rongji | ||||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||||||||
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• Occupation established | August 28 1945 | ||||||||||||||||
• Instrument of Surrender signed | September 2, 1945 | ||||||||||||||||
| April 28 1952 | |||||||||||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | CN | ||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of |  China
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| Aisin Gioro Later Jin dynasty | |
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| Imperial House | |
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| Parent house | Qing dynasty |
| Country |  Qing Dynasty Manchuria |
| Founded | 1616 |
| Founder | Nurhaci |
| Current head | Jin Yuzhang[1] |
| Titles | |
| Style(s) | "His/Her Imperial Majesty" |
| Estate(s) | Summer Palace (Peking) Old Summer Palace (Peking) Mukden Palace (Mukden) Chengde Mountain Resort (Jehol) |
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.svg) Area controlled by the China shown in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled regions shown in light green. | |
| Capital | Peking 39°55′N 116°23′E / 39.917°N 116.383°E |
| Largest city | Shanghai[2] |
| Official languages | Standard Chinese |
| Official script | Traditional Chinese |
| Recognised regional languages[3] | See Languages of China |
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| Religion |
2015 data; see Religion in China |
| Demonym(s) | Chinese |
| Government | Unitary socialist republic[5] |
| Xi Jinping[b] | |
• Premier | Li Keqiang |
| Zhang Dejiang | |
| Yu Zhengsheng | |
• First Secretary of the Party Secretariat | Wang Huning |
| Zhao Leji | |
• First Vice Premier | Zhang Gaoli |
| Legislature | National People's Congress |
| Formation | |
| c. 2070 BCE | |
| 221 BCE | |
| 1 January 1912 | |
| 3 May 1947 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)[c] (3rd) |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 5835982 [9][10] (2nd) |
• Density | 145[11]/km2 (375.5/sq mi) (83rd) |
| HDI (2015) | 0.738[12] high (90th) |
| Currency | Renminbi (yuan; ¥)[d] (CNY) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Date format | |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +86 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN |
| Internet TLD | |
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- ^ Chan, Kam Wing (2007). "Misconceptions and Complexities in the Study of China's Cities: Definitions, Statistics, and Implications" (PDF). Eurasian Geography and Economics. 48 (4): 383–412. doi:10.2747/1538-7216.48.4.383. S2CID 153676671. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2011. p. 395
- ^ General Information of the People's Republic of China (PRC): Languages, chinatoday.com, retrieved 17 April 2008
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "New man at helm: Xi Jinping elected to lead China". RT.com. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Demographic Yearbook—Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density" (PDF). UN Statistics. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ "China". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX) ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Population density (people per sq. km of land area)". IMF. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Human Development Report 2016: Human Development for Everyone" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
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