China Demographics

• Population : 1,355,692,576
• Capital : Beijing
• Major Language: Standard Chinese of Mandarin (Official: Putonghua, Based on the Beijing Dialect, Yue (Cantonese), Wu ( Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minan (Hokkien-Taiwanese),Xiang, Gan, Hakka, Dialects, Minority Languages
• Major Religions : Buddhist 18.2%, Christian 5.1%, Muslim 1.8%, Folk Religion 21.9%, Hindu<1%, Jewish<%, Other 0.7%, Includes Daoist (Taoist), Unaffiliated 52.2%
• Life Expectancy : 73.09 yrs(M), 77.43 yrs(W)