China
07 Jan 2011
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General information
(Source: CIA World Factbook)
- Capital: Beijing
- Head of government: WEN Jiabao (16 March 2003)
- Inhabitants: 1,338,612,968
- GDP/per capita: US$ 6,600
- Economic growth: 9.1%
- Main languages: Standard Chinese or Mandarin
- School life expectancy: 11 years
- Education expenditures: 3% of GDP
- Internet users: 298 million
Higher education
- Number of students in higher education: 42,986,590
- Number of institutions: more than 8,000
- Number of students in the Netherlands: 5,100
