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Name: The People’s Republic of China
Location : Far East
Time : IST (+) 2 1/2 hrs
Capital : Beijing
Language : Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
Area : 9,571,300 sq kms
Population : 1,336,718,015 (July 2011 est.)
National Day : 01 Oct
Currency : Chinese Yuan (CNY) 1 = INR 8.86.
Climate : China has a great diversity of climates. The northeast experiences hot and dry summers and bitterly cold winters. The north and central region has almost continual rainfall, hot summers and cold winters. The southeast region has substantial rainfall, with semi-tropical summers and cool winters.
Holidays : YEAR 2013: 1 Jan New Year's Day. 10 Feb Spring Festival (Chinese New Year). 4 Apr Qingming Festival. 1 May Labour Day. 10 Jun Dragon Boat Festival. 19 Sep Mid-Autumn Festival. 1 Oct National Day.
Airline Name : Air China CA
International Airports : Capital Central (BJS) (Beijing), Baiyun (Canton), Hongqiao (Shanghai) (SHA), Gnangzhou

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