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Chinese Culture
Capital city :: Beijing
Population:: 1,298,847,624 (July 2004 est.)
Nationality :: Chinese (singular and plural), adjective: Chinese
Languages:: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
Ethnic groups :: Han Chinese 91.9%, Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities 8.1%
Migration :: -0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Type of Government :: Communist state
Independence :: 221 BC (unification under the Qin or Ch'in Dynasty 221 BC; Qing or Ch'ing Dynasty replaced by the Republic on 12 February 1912; People's Republic established 1 October 1949)
National holiday :: Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China, 1 October (1949)