Monday, April 4, 2011

Country Overview of China

China have many wonders and horrors and this are some of them:

Location: Eastern Asia bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam


Geography:world's fourth largest country that contain mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east


Population:1,336,718,015


Current government type:Communist state


Political state::Communist state


Education and Literacy rates:
          total population that can read:91.6%
          males: 95.7%
          females: 87.6%


Languages:Standard Chinese or Mandarin, Yue, Wu , Minbei, Minnan, Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects,and minority languages


Religions:Daoist, Buddhist, Christian,and Muslim


Birth rates:12.29 birth are made per year for every 1,000 persons that live in China 


Death rates:7.03 death pass per year for every 1,000 persons that live in China


Life expectancy:
      total population: 74.68 year
      males:72.68 years
      females:76.94 years


Ethnic groups:Han Chinese, Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uighur, Tujia, Yi, Mongol, Tibetan, Buyi, Dong, Yao, Korean, and other nationalities


Legal system:based on the civil laws the legislature has the power, while the constitution only adds some details to what the legislation does


Suffrage:18 years of age


Unemployment rate:4.3%


Population below poverty line:2.8%


Industries:world leader in gross value of industrial output; mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals, coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizers; consumer products, including footwear, toys, and electronics; food processing; transportation equipment, including automobiles, rail cars and locomotives, ships, and aircraft; telecommunications equipment, commercial space launch vehicles, satellites


Communications:  Only 313.68 million have main lines and 747 million have mobile cellular. but the communication system in the country is available for all the users. But the media, as well as the internet, is controlled by the government and no outside program can be passed without the authorization of government officials. Only 389 million people can use the internet and 15.251 million people are internet host.


Militia service: The branches of military services are: People's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces, Navy Air Force, and Second Artillery Corps, People's Armed Police (PAP); and PLA Reserve Force. While the military age and services are18-22 years of age for selective compulsory military service, with 24-month service obligation; no minimum age for voluntary service (all officers are volunteers); 18-19 years of age for women high school graduates who meet requirements for specific military jobs; in 2010, a decision was made to allow women in combat roles


Transnational issues:China has international disputes with other countries around it because it has clammed  territories beyond its border. This disputes has been with India, Taiwan, North Korea, Philippines, Malaysia ,etc. It also has been the host for human exportation and exploitation and has failed to reduce or destroy it. They also are the main producers and transporters of Heroine and methamphetamine. 


https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html#top

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