Wednesday, March 21, 2007


Population: 1,313,973,713 (July 2006 est.)
Natural Resources: coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity): $10 trillion (2006 est.)
Agricultural Products: rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, apples, cotton, oilseed; pork; fish
Currency: yuan (CNY); note - also referred to as the Renminbi (RMB)
Airports: 486 (2006)
Railways: total: 74,408 km
Ports and Terminals: Dalian, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai

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