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Country Facts
Official language: Mandarin Chinese Spoken languages: There are more than a hundred dialects. The
Mandarin in the North of the
country and the Cantonese Chinese Business language: Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) and English Currency Code: Chinese Yuan Capital City: Beijing Industries: mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum,
and other metals, coal, machine
building, armaments, textiles and apparel, petroleum, cement, chemicals, fertilizers,
consumer
products, including footwear, toys, and electronics, food processing, transportation
equipment,
including automobiles, rail cars and locomotives, ships, and aircraft, telecommunications
equipment,
commercial space launch vehicles, satellites Exports: $752.2 billion F.O.B. (2005 est.) Export Commodities: machinery and equipment, plastics, optical
and medical equipment, iron
and steel Export Partners: US 21.1%, Hong Kong 17%, Japan 12.4%, South
Korea 4.7%, Germany 4% (2004) Imports: $631.8 billion F.O.B. (2005 est.) Import Commodities: machinery and equipment, oil and mineral
fuels, plastics, optical and
medical equipment, organic chemicals, iron and steel Import Partners: Japan 16.8%, Taiwan 11.4%, South Korea 11.1%,
US 8%, Germany 5.4% (2004) Public Holidays:
2007 Jan 1, Mon New Year
2007 Feb 19, Mon Lunar New Year
2007 Feb 20, Tue Lunar New Year
2007 Feb 21, Wed Lunar New Year
2007 Mar 8, Thu Women's Day
2007 Apr 5, Thu Ching Ming (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
2007 May 1, Tue Labor Day
2007 Jun 19, Tue Tuen Ng (Dragon Boat Festival)
2007 Sep 25, Tue Mid-Autumn Festival
2007 Oct 1, Mon National Day
2007 Oct 2, Tue National Day (2nd day)
2007 Oct 19, Fri Chung Yeung
CIA World Country Factbook, FITA - Federation of International Trade Associations, Export Focus.com, Q++ Studio Diary and Calendar Publishing System
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