Full Name: People’s Republic of China
Capital: Beijing
President: Hu Jin Tao
Population: 1,313,973,713 (July 2006 est.)
Largest City: Shanghai
Currency: Reminbi (RMB) yuan
Exchange Rate: 7.75 RMB = 1.00 USD
Land Area: 9.6 million square km
Area Comparative slightly smaller than the U.S.
Climate: extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north
GDP: $2.512 trillion (2006 est.)
China, a country that inspires both awe and reverence. It is a country of contrasts: rich and poor, open spaces and planned communities, modern and historic. This is a nation rich in culture, waiting to be explored.
In the heart of China, is the Henan Province. It is blessed with the Yellow River to the north, the Yangtze River to the South, Xi’an (the home of the terracotta warriors) to the west and Shanghi (the City by the sea) to the east. Henan is home to the Han people. There are 100 million people in the province of farmlands and cities, where donkey carts share the roads with name-brand cars.
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