China

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 * China **

1**. LOCATION** // ABSOLUTE LOCATION // : 35°N 105°E // RELATIVE LOCATION // : · In Asia · Water borders: -East China Sea -Borders Korea Bay -Yellow Sea -South China Sea · Generally- between North Korea and Vietnam · Country Borders China borders Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma, India, Kazakhstan , North Korea , Kyrgyzstan , Laos , Mongolia , Nepal , Pakistan , Russia (in two places) , Tajikistan, and Vietnam

2. **ECONOMIC SYSTEM** · Market-oriented, growing private sector *I WAS NOT SURE WHAT TO PUT AS EVIDENCE

3. **MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE** //EXPORTS//: · Machinery · Apparel · Textiles · Steel · Medical Equipment //PRODUCTION//: · Power sources -Electricity (#2 country) -Oil (#5 country) -Natural gas (#11 country) · Agricultural Products -Rice -Wheat -Potatoes -Corn -Peanuts -Tea -Millet -Barley -Apples -Cotton -Oilseed -Pork -Fish

4. **STANDARD OF LIVING** · Number of workers: 807.3 million 43% agriculture 25% industry 32% services · Unemployment rate: 4% · Poverty line: $90 a year, 21.5 million people, or 8%, fall under that line Low income(: $125 a year, another 35.5 million (not including below poverty)

5. **INTERESTING FACTS** ( [] ) · China has 1.3 billion people, a little over 20% of the world’s population. · The Great Wall of China can be seen by the human eye from outer space. · In China, a person’s family name comes first, followed by the first name. There is no middle name. · The ‘Four Greatest Ancient Chinese Inventions’ are the compass, paper, gunpowder, and printing. Other Chinese inventions include fireworks and ice cream.

6. **PAST CULTURE** · The Chinese have been around for a very long time. The first Chinese dynasty was the Xia dynasty, and it reigned more than 4000 years ago. Since then, many other dynasties have ruled. []