13 Facts about China You Didn't Know

in travel •  7 years ago 

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Following are the facts about China

1 Population

China is the world's most populous country, with over 1.38 billion people, and the second-largest country by land area.

2 Army

China has the world's largest standing army and second-largest defense budget.

3 Expentiture

million people in China live on less than US$1 per day.

4 Death penalty

China executes the death penalty more than 4 times as the rest of the world combined.

5 Chopsticks

China uses 45 billion chopsticks per year.

6 Exporter and Importer

China is the world's largest exporter and second-largest importer of goods.

7 life in cave

In China, over 35 million people still live in caves.

8 Time Zone

The Sunrise in parts of China can be as late as 10 AM because the country joined its five time zones into a single one.

9 Air Pollution

Almost a third of San Francisco's air pollution comes from China.

10 Piracy

78% of software installed in China in 2010 was pirated.

11 Birth Defect

Every 30 seconds, a baby is born with a birth defect in China.

If you know any fun facts about China, let us know in the comments!

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Pls explain the number 8, about the time zone

it is said that there is one place in china that is affected by 5 different time zones.
here time zone is GTS, UTC, and many more.

wow

Wow...good to know

Crazy facts, i didn't this much about china, thanks for sharing

thanks follow for more information

Interesting...tha ks for sharing..