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China
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Present
Electoral System
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N/A
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Electoral
System Type
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N/A
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Population
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1273.1
millions
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Age
Structure
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0-14
25.01%
15-64
67.88%
65
over 7.11%
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Average
Education Level
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N/A
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Territories
(Location, Total Area)
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Asia,
Total:
9,596,960 sq km
Land:
9,326,410 sq km
Water:
270,550 sq km
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Urban/Rural
(Ratio)
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32.1:
67.9
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Ethnic
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Han
Chinese 91.9%
Zhuang,
Miao, Yi, Tibetan, and other nationalities 8.1%
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Geographical
Variation
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23
provinces, 5 autonomous regions, and 4 municipalities
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System
of Govt.
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Communist
State
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Power
of Govt.
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Executive,
legislative, judicial
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Political
Party
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Chinese
Communist Party (CCP); 8 registered small parties controlled by CCP
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Admin.
of Govt.
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President
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Colonialism
History
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Hong
Kong Colony by Britain under Treaty of Nanking
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Royal
Commission
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N/A
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Candidate
Number
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President
and vice president elected by the National People’s Congress for
5-year terms. Unicameral National People’s Congress (2,979
seats)-members are served 5-year terms.
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Economic
Structure
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Move
from a sluggish Soviet-style centrally planned economy to a more
market-oriented system.
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Cost
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N/A
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Security
Issue
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Political
Dispute with Taiwan
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Telecom.
Type
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http://www.geographyiq.com/countries/ch/China_communications.htm
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IT
Dev. Level
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Developing
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Law/
Regulation
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http://www.geographyiq.com/countries/ch/China_government.htm
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