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People's Republic of China

CHN · East Asia

Xi Jinping

Identity

Regime

Single-party socialist republic

Capital

Beijing

Population

1,410,000,000

Area

9,596,961 km²

Currency

CNY

Executive

Head of State

Xi Jinping
2013

Head of Government

Li Qiang
2023

Cabinet (size)

Parliament

2,987 seats
1 chamber(s)

Governance

V-Dem (0-1)

0.07
#170

Freedom House

9/100
Not Free

CPI corruption

43/100
#76

Press RSF

13/100
#178

Economy

GDP (B$)

19498 Md$
2025

GDP / capita

13,862 $
2025

Growth %

5.0 %
2025

Inflation %

0.1 %
2025

Unemployment %

4.6 %
2025

Defense & nuclear

Defense budget

335.0 Md$
1.7 %PIB · #2

Nuclear posture

620 warheads
npt5

Listed military units

International posture

Sanctions

Chokepoints

Détroit de Taïwan · Mer de Chine méridionale · Détroit de Malacca

Alliances

BRICS · OCS · G20 · Conseil de sécurité ONU · UN · WTO · APEC

Alignment USA · RUS · CHN

18% · 86% · 100%
UN vote

Treaties ratified (of 10)

4/10