Largest Metropolitan Areas: Shanghai 14,150,000 Beijing 12,510,000 Tianjin 9,420,000 (1995 estimates)

Climate: Extremely diverse, tropical in south to sub-arctic in north.

Ethnic Groups: Han Chinese: 92%

Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities: 8%

Nature Resources: A wide range of minerals are to be found in China, among them coal, iron, copper, aluminum, mercury and others. The size of Chinese mineral reserves is rated third largest in world. China is also rich in oil and natural gas resources

Industries: Services sector contributes 32% to Chinese economy, industry contributes approximately 53% and balance, 15% in agriculture and forestry

Main Export Products: Machinery and equipment, clothing and toys

Main Export: 21% to United States,17% to Hong Kong and approximately 14% to Japan

Main Import: 18% from Japan, 12% from Taiwan, 10% from South Korea. 8% from United States

Main Trading Partner: United States, Japan and Taiwan

GDP - Per capita

Estimated at 5,000 dollars, low compared to developed countries

Monthly Wage:

800 - 2,500 Yuan(between 30 - 97 dollars) as of April 2004. Average monthly salary in financial sector as well as in business with foreign investments is very much higher.

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