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China is one of the most populous countries. It has a population of over 1.2 billion, which is one fifth of the world’s population. Since the 1970’s China has executed a one child per family policy to bring the flourishing population under control.
China is a multi-racial country with around 56 different ethnic groups. In the long course of China’s development, the ethnic groups have come together to create the 
culture that China represents today. Apart from the Han group, the other 55 groups constitute around 96.5 million people, which is around 8.04% of the total population. The constitution of China guarantees that all non-Han groups benefit from certain national rights and privileges, such as the exemption from the one child policy, tax breaks and reductions, government subsidies and lower entry requirements for colleges and universities.
In China, normal religious activities are protected by the constitution, and freedom of faith is taken very seriously. Taoism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity are all practised in China.
Chinese is the main language of modern China, and is one of the 5 designated languages as determined by the UN. The majority of the other 55 ethnic groups have languages of their own, and throughout China there are many different dialects for these languages. Chinese has been used as a written language for 6000 years.
China is divided into 23 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities under the direct jurisdiction of the Central Government, and two special administrative regions. The Capital of the People's Republic of China is Beijing. The 23 provinces are Hebei, Shanxi, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Hainan. The five autonomous regions are Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Guangxi and Tibet. The four municipalities are Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing. Hong Kong and Macao are special administrative regions.
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