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People's Republic
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3,705,386 sq mi (9,596,960 sq km)
Population
: 1,284,303,705
(growth rate: 0.9%); birth rate: 15.8/1000; infant mortality rate:
27.2/1000; density per sq mi (2002 est.)
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Government
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Communist state
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Capital
: Beijing, 8,450,000 (metro. area)
(2000)
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Shanghai |
Hong Kong |
Xian |
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