About china 1

 
 

 

Variety

Number of McDonalds' restraurants [2000]

326

Rank:  3

Number of McDonalds' restraurants (per 1 million people) [2000]

0.3

Rank: 10

Number of Olympic medals in Sydney 2000 [2000]

59

Rank:  1

Number of Olympic medals in Salt Lake 2002 [2002]

8

Rank:  1

 

Population & Family

Population (thousands) [2002]

1,284,303,705

Rank:  1

Population density (per km sq) [2002]

133.8

Rank:  8

Population, share of 0-14 years [2002]

24.3%

Rank:  9

Population, share of 15-64 years [2002]

68.4%

Rank:  6

Population, share of 65and over [2002]

7.3%

Rank:  5

Sex ratio, number of males per 100 female [2002]

105.7

Rank:  2

Population growth rate [2002]

0.87%

Rank: 11

Total fertility rate [2002]

1.82

Rank: 10

Birth rate (number of births per 1,000 population) [2002]

15.85

Rank: 10

Death rate (number of deaths per 1,000 population) [2002]

6.77

Rank:  6

Infant mortality rate (number of deaths per 1,000 live births) [2002]

27.25

Rank:  8

Life expectancy at birth (total population) [2002]

71.86

Rank:  7

Life expectancy at birth (male) [2002]

70.02

Rank:  7

Life expectancy at birth (female) [2002]

73.86

Rank:  8

Net migration rate (number of migrants per 1,000 population) [2002]

-0.38

Rank: 12

 

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP, by exchange rate, billiom US dollar) [2000]

1,070.7

Rank:  2

Gross domestic product (GDP, by PPP, billiom US dollar) [2001]

5,560.0

Rank:  1

Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate [2001]

7.3%

Rank:  1

Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (by PPP, US dollar) [2001]

4,300

Rank:  9

Annual inflation rate (consumer prices) [2001]

0.8%

Rank: 11

Economic performance, world rank [2002]

3

Rank:  1

 

Environment & Energy

Land area (sq km) [2002]

9,596,960

Rank:  1

Electricity production (billion kWh) [2000]

1,308.0

Rank:  1

Electricity production, share of fossil fuel [2000]

81.8%

Rank:  7

Electricity production, share of hydro [2000]

16.8%

Rank:  5

Electricity production, share of nuclear [2000]

1.2%

Rank:  4

Electricity consumption (billion kWh) [2000]

1,206.0

Rank:  1

 

Agriculture & Industry

Agricultural sector, share of Gross Domestic Product [2001]

18%

Rank:  7

Industrial sector, share of gross domestic product (GDP) [2001]

49%

Rank:  3

Service sector, share of gross domestic product (GDP) [2001]

33%

Rank: 14

Current competitiveness, world rank (WEF estimate) [2001]

47

Rank:  8

Growth competitiveness, world rank (WEF estimate) [2001]

39

Rank:  8

Industrial production growth rate [2001]

9.9%

Rank:  2

Railways, length (km) [2001]

67,524

Rank:  1

Highways, length (km) [1999]

1,400,000

Rank:  1

Highways, pavement ratio [1999]

19%

Rank: 13

Waterways, length (km)

110,000

Rank:  1

Merchant marine (1000 gross register ton or over) [2002]

1,764

Rank:  1

Airports [2001]

489

Rank:  2

Current competitiveness, world rank (IMD estimate) [2002]

31

Rank:  7

Business efficiency, world rank [2002]

43

Rank:  8

 

Trade & Investment

Exports, ratio of GDP [2000]

25%

Rank: 12

Imports, ratio of GDP [2000]

23%

Rank: 14

Trade balance, ratio of GDP [2000]

2%

Rank:  9

 

Employment

Employment, share of agricultural sector [2001]

45.2%

Rank:  5

Employment, share of industrial sector [2001]

12.2%

Rank:  8

Unemployment rate [2001]

3.6%

Rank:  8

 

Education

English (mean value of TOEFL total score) [2000 - 2001]

211

Rank:  4

Number of TOEFL examinees (per 1 million population) [2000 - 2001]

14

Rank: 11

Illiteracy rate (male) [2000]

8.3%

Rank:  4

Illiteracy rate (female) [2000]

23.7%

Rank:  2

 

Information & Technology

Mobile cellular (per 100 population) [2001]

11.17

Rank: 10

Internet hosts (per 10,000 population) [2001]

0.69

Rank: 11

Internet users (per 10,000 population) [2001]

260.00

Rank:  9

Number of PCs (per 100 population) [2001]

1.93

Rank: 10

 

Public Sector

Current general government expenditure, % of GDP [2001]

20.0%

Rank:  6

Net saving (revenue-expenditure) of general government, % of GDP [2001]

-2.6%

Rank:  6

Military expenditures (billion US dollar)

20.0

Rank:  2

Military expenditures, % of GDP

1.6%

Rank: 10

Corruption Perceptions Index [2001]

3.5

Rank:  7

Government efficiency, world rank [2002]

30

Rank:  7