| Common Name: | China |
| Official Name: | Lianbang Zhongguo (Chinese Federation) |
| Location: | Eastern Asia (includes Taiwan) |
| Area: | 5,629,940 square kilometres |
| Population: | 1,743,440,020 (census of 2053) |
| Capital: | Beijing |
| Government Type: | Semi-representative democratic republic |
| Head of Gov't: | President Ting Xianji |
| Ruling Party: | Grand United Party of Reformism |
| Next Elections: | 2062, 2067 |
| Official Language: | Mandarin Chinese |
| Official Religion: | None |
| Membership: | United Nations, World Security Committee (permanent), SATO, G-26 |
Although China recovered the former province of Taiwan in 2006, the
country did not assume its present geographical shape until the Great Chinese
Revolution (simultaneous with World War III) and the secession of Inner
Mongolia, Tibet and Uighuristan (formerly Xinjiang). Today, the Chinese
live under a republican government, though a heavily bureaucratized one.
China is a largely self-supporting nation, thanks in large part to the
population-control measures that had begun in the late 1970s. Individual
citizens enjoy a certain amount of political freedom while bearing a heavy
tax burden and restricted social freedom. Current political issues
are China's relationship with the Group of 26, especially India; its role
as an increasingly wealthy world power; and its place in the development
of space.
Source: The 2057 Real World Almanac, UNOCA Press, The Hague, 2058.