FOX Facts: China
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The Following is a list of demographic information on China.
China has an estimated population of 1.3 billion.
China is a Communist party-led state
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The largest ethnic group is the Han Chinese, who constitute about 91.9% of the total population
There are seven major Chinese dialects and many subdialects.
Buddhism is most widely practiced, with an estimated 100 million adherents
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Official figures indicate there are 20 million Muslims, 5 million Catholics, and 15 million Protestants
China’s economy grew at an average rate of 10% per year during the period 1990-2004, the highest growth rate in the world.
China’s total trade in 2004 surpassed $1.1 trillion, making China the world’s third-largest trading nation after the U.S. and Germany
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In 2003, China surpassed Japan to become the second-largest consumer of primary energy, after the United States
China is the third-largest energy producer in the world, after the United States and Russia
Total two-way trade between China and the U.S. grew from $33 billion in 1992 to over $230 billion in 2004.
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Source: State Department