CHINA

Conventional long form: People’s Republic of China

Conventional short form: China

Local long form: Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo

Local short form: Zhongguo

Abbreviation: PRC

Population: 1,336,718,015 (2011 estimate)

Median age: 35.5 years

Age structure: (2011 estimates)
0–14 years: 17.6%
15–64 years: 73.6%
65 years and over: 8.9%

GDP per capita (PPP): $7,400 (2010 estimated in US dollars)

Suffrage: 18 years old

Legal drinking age: No official rulings exist across China as of this writing; however, certain cities (e.g., Shenzhen) have reportedly adopted a regulation requiring consumers to be at least 18 years old to purchase alcohol. An ordinance to forbid advertising alcohol reportedly exists in some areas as well.

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China is the most populous nation in the world. Every fifth person on the planet lives in the People’s Republic of China.