Name of the Country: The People's Republic of China  Capital City:Beijing Population: 1295.33 million (by 2000)  Territory: China has a territory area of 9.6 million square km Location: In East Asia, border on the west Pacific Ocean Ethnic Groups:There are 56 ethnic groups in China.Religion:The main religions are Buddhism, Taoism, Islam and Christianity. Time Zone: 8 hours earlier than the Greenwich Time  Climate:Most of the country is in the temperate zone, although geographically the country stretches from the tropical and subtropical zones in the south to the Frigid Zone in the north.