| Capitale | nome: Beijing coordinate geografiche: 39 55 N, 116 23 E differenza di tempo: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) note: China is the largest country (in terms of area) with just one time zone; before 1949 it was divided into five |
| Indipendenza | 1 Ottobre 1949 (People's Republic of China established); notable earlier dates: 221 B.C. (unification under the Qin Dynasty); 1 Gennaio 1912 (Qing Dynasty replaced by the Republic of China) |
| Festa nazionale | National Day (anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 Ottobre (1949) |
| Costituzione | history: several previous; latest promulgated 4 Dicembre 1982 amendments: proposed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress or supported by more than one fifth of the National People’s Congress membership; passage requires more than two-thirds majority vote of the Congress membership; amended several times, last in 2018 (2018) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni; universal |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Presidente XI Jinping (da allora 14 March 2013); Vice Presidente WANG Qishan (da allora 17 March 2018) capo di governo: Premier LI Keqiang (da allora 16 March 2013); Executive Vice Premiers HAN Zheng (da allora 19 March 2018), SUN Chunlan (da allora 19 March 2018), LIU He (da allora 19 March 2018), HU Chunhua (da allora 19 March 2018) cabinet: State Council appointed by National People's Congress elections/appointments: president and vice president indirectly elected by National People's Congress for a 5-year term (unlimited terms); election last held on 17 March 2018 (next to be held in March 2023); premier nominated by president, confirmed by National People's Congress election results: XI Jinping reelected president; National People's Congress vote - 2,970 (unanimously); WANG Qishan elected vice president with 2,969 votes |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
