China
This article is about the People's Republic of China. For the state known as the Republic of China, see Taiwan. For other uses, see China (disambiguation). "PRC" redirects here. For other uses, see PRC (disambiguation). State in East Asia People's Republic of China 中华人民共和国 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Flag National Emblem Anthem: "March of the Volunteers" 义勇军进行曲 Yìyǒngjūn Jìnxíngqǔ Area controlled by the People's Republic of China shown in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled regions shown in light green. Capital Beijing [a] 39°55′N 116°23′E / 39.917°N 116.383°E / 39.917; 116.383 Largest city Shanghai [1] Official languages Standard Chinese [2] [b] Official script Simplified Chinese [c] Recognised regional languages [3] Mongol (Mongolian) Uygur (Uyghur) Zang (Tibetan) Zhuang various others Ethnic groups 91.51% Han [4] 55 minorities [d] 1.30% Zhuang 0.86% Man (Manchu) 0.79% Uygur (Uyghur) 0.79% Hui 0.72% Miao 0.65% Yi 0.62% Tujia 0.47% Mongol 0.44% Z...