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Location
The Resume
(October 1, 1949- )
Slightly smaller than the US
Capital: Beijing
Population: 1,273,111,290
Currency: Chinese Yuan
Hosted the Summer Olympics (2008)
Why China might be annoying
At one time Chinese women would keep their necks covered yet wear split dresses that went all the way up the thigh.
After WW II, the Communists under Mao ZeDong established a dictatorship that imposed strict controls over everyday life.
The bulk of the nation's money goes towards military expenses.
In Chinese, the Kentucky Fried Chicken slogan 'finger-lickin' good' translated as 'eat your fingers off.'
More people speak English in China than the United States.
The government officially lists the population as 'atheist.'
1,800 cigarettes are smoked per person each year in China.
The military and police have the right to attack anyone protesting the government.
If the entire population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of their rate of reproduction.
There are more than 40,000 characters in the Chinese script.
China's 'Golden Triangle' is the worlds largest producer of heroin.
The Abominable Snowman was seen and not seen in China.
They invented fireworks.
A Shanghai priest grew twenty-two inch fingernails.
Why China might not be annoying
The toothbrush was invented in China (1498).
Home of Confucius and Genghis Khan.
The Chinese built a battery that has lasted 400 years.
Damaging floods and typhoons are frequent in China.
The Chinese are known for their fantastic fireworks.
Because of their reliance on coal as a primary fuel, many cities are swamped with air pollution and acid rain.
Qin Shi Huang Di built a wall (32 feet high by 15 to 39 feet thick by 1,684 miles long). The Great Wall of China can be seen in space.
Rockets were invented here (1232).
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