Presentation of China : Geography

Country's official name :

China

Capital:

Beijing

Population of main cities:

Shanghai (20,217,748) ; Beijing (16,446,857) ; Guangzhou (Canton) (10,641,408) ; Shenzhen (10,358,381) ; Tianjin (9,290,263) ; Wuhan (7,541,527) ; Dongguan (7,271,322) ; Foshan (6,771,895) ; Chengdu (6,316,922) ; Chongqing (6,263,790) ; Nanjing (5,827,888) ; Shenyang (5,718,232) ; Xi'an (5,206,253) ; Hangzhou (5,162,093)

Area:

9,562,911 km²

Type of Climate :

In the southern part of China the climate is hot and very humid especially in summer; in the north the climate is continental.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Beijing

Summer Time Period :

No time change in China.

Official Language:

In China, the national language is Mandarin. However, it is to be noted that there are many different dialects and variants of it.

Other Languages Spoken:

There are more than a hundred dialects. You can differentiate Mandarin in the north and Cantonese in the south of the country. The official language coexists with the other languages of the autonomous regions (Mongolian, Uyghur, Korean, Tibetan...).

Business Language(s):

When the foreigners do not speak Chinese, business discussions are generally held in English. The Chinese do not speak English as well as they read or write it.

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