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China accounted for 18.6% of the world's total wealth in 2022, second highest in the world after the U.S. [307] China brought more people out of extreme poverty than any other country in history [308] [309] —between 1978 and 2018, China reduced extreme poverty by 800 million.
The name New China has been frequently applied to China by the Chinese Communist Party as a positive political and social term contrasting pre-1949 China (the establishment of the PRC) and the new name of the socialist state, Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó (in the older postal romanization, Chunghwa Jenmin Konghokuo), or the "People's ...
Most sovereign states have alternative names. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Some have special names particular to poetic diction or other contexts. This article attempts to give all known alternative names and initialisms for all nations, countries, and sovereign states, in English and any ...
Provides an overview of China, including key dates and facts about this Asian country. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
An enlargeable map of the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China. Pronunciation: / ˈ tʃ aɪ. n ə / ⓘ Mandarin: [tʂʊŋ˥ kuɔ˧˥] Common English country name: China; Official English country name: The People's Republic of China; Common endonym: 中国 (Zhōngguó) (The Middle Kingdom or Central Realm)
The sortable table below contains the three sets of ISO 3166-1 country codes for each of its 249 countries, links to the ISO 3166-2 country subdivision codes, and the Internet country code top-level domains (ccTLD) which are based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard with the few exceptions noted. See the ISO 3166-3 standard for former country codes.
China is a nuclear-weapon state with the world's largest standing army by military personnel and the second-largest defense budget. It is a great power, and has been described as an emerging superpower. China is known for its cuisine and culture, and has 59 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the second-highest number of any country. (Full article...
ISO 3166-2:CN is the entry for China in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g. provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.