Capital: Beijing
Largest City: Shanghai
Major Language: Chinese (Mandarin) Largest River: Yangtze River (Chang Jiang)
Population: 1,330,044,544 (July 2008 est.)
Currency: Renminbi (RMB) (in mainland China)
Fahui Wang
Professor of Geography
Director of Chinese Culture and Commerce Program
E113 Howe-Russell
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225)578-6629
Fax: (225)578-4420
E-mail: fwang@lsu.edu http://www.ga.lsu.edu/wangF.html