China

* Population: 1.33 billion (UN, 2007)
* Capital: Beijing
*Area:9.6 million sq. km. (3.7 million sq. miles)
* Major language: Mandarin Chinese
* Major religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Taoism
* Life expectancy: 71 years (men), 75 years (women) (UN)
* Monetary unit: Yuan
* Main exports: Manufactured goods, including textiles, garments, electronics, arms
* GNI per capita: US $1,740 (World Bank, 2006)
* Internet domain: .cn
* International dialling code: +86

courtesy of BBC News at bbcnews.com

SERRV partner in China: Threads of Yunnan

Since working [with a fair-trade cooperative], I have been treated with love and respect by city people for the first time, instead of being looked down upon. - Li Lang Fen, Threads of Yunnan, China.

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