China

(CIA 2009)

 

China stood as a leading civilization compared to the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was going through major problems, such as war and famine. After World War II, the Communists established a socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight.

 

Geography- Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea. Is the fourth largest country in the world. The difference in climate between parts of this country can be extreme, for example in the south it is tropical and in the north it is sub-arctic. The terrain in the country of China is made up of mostly mountains. 

 

People of China- China has the largest population in the world with more than 1.3 billion residents. China also has a very diverse ethnic backgrounds such as Han Chinese, Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uyghur, Tujia, Yi, Mongol, Tibetan, Buyi, Dong, Yao, Korean. China also has four different religions that its people call their own and they are Daoist, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim. China's people also speak nine different languages they are Mandarin, Putonghua, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Minbei, Minnan, Xiang, Gan, Hakka.

 

Works Cited

CIA. "The World Fact." Central Intelligence Agency. September 30, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html (accessed October 20, 2009).