China: 9,640,821 sq.km for about 1,322 million inhabitants. Capital: Beijing. China is bordered by some 14 countries including India, Russia, North Korea. Time zone: (GMT +8). Religions include: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Islam, Christian, traditional beliefs. Electricity current 220 Volts. The biggest towns include: Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tianjin, Wuhan, Guangzhou, etc. Driving on the right hand side. Currency Yuan: 1 US$ = 7.5 Yuan approx. Official language: Chinese (Mandarin) The ethnic/language groups include Mandarin, Cantonese, Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uygur, Yi, Mongolian, Tibetan, etc. The country mainly lives off its complete range of agriculture, industries (machinery, manufacturing, chemicals etc) and minerals. Chinese people now spend less on basic daily necessities and more on traveling, IT products, housing, medical insurance, entertainment and education. China is the land of martial arts. China most popular sports is football (soccer) and others are Table Tennis, Badminton, Diving and Gymnastics, basketball, and traditional physical activities like Tai Ji Chuan and Qigong.