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Government Type: Communist Party-led state.

Governing Law: December 4, 1982 Constitution.

Independence:
  • 221 BC: Unification under the Qin (Ch'in) Dynasty.
  • February 12, 1912: Qing (Ch'ing or Manchu) Dynasty replaced by a republic.
  • October 1, 1949: People's Republic established.
Executive Branch:State Council

Heads of State
Legislative Branch: unicameral National People's Congress

Judicial Branch
Geographic Administrative Divisions (view map)

23 Provinces*

Anhui (安徽省)
Capital: Hefei
(合肥)

Fujian (福建)
Capital: Fuzhou
(福州)

Gansu (甘肃)
Capital: Lanzhou
(兰州)

Guangdong (广东)
Capital: Guangzhou
(广州)

Guizhou (贵州)
Capital: Guiyang
(贵阳)

Hainan (海南)
Capital: Haikou
(海口)

Hebei (河北)
Capital: Shijiazhuang
(石家庄)

Heilongjiang
(黑龙江)
Capital: Harbin
(哈尔滨)

Henan (河南)
Capital: Zhengzhou
(郑州)

Hubei (湖北)
Capital: Wuhan
(武汉)

Hunan (湖南)
Capital: Changsha
(长沙)

Jiangsu (江苏)
Capital: Nanjing
(南京)

Jiangxi (江西)
Capital: Nanchang
(南昌)

Jilin (吉林)
Capital: Changchun
(长春)

 Yunnan(云南)
Capital:Kunming (昆明)

Liaoning(辽宁)
Capital: Shenyang
(沈阳)

Qinghai (青海)
Capital: Xining
(西宁)

Shaanxi (陕西)
Capital: Xian
(西安)

Shandong (山东)
Capital: Jinan
(济南)

Shanxi (山西)
Capital: Taiyuan City
(太原市)

Sichuan (四川)
Capital: Chengdu
(成都)

Zhejiang (浙江)
Capital: Hangzhou
(杭州)

*The P.R.C. considers Taiwan to be its 23rd province.


5 Autonomous Regions

Guangxi
(广西)
Capital: Nanning
(南宁)

Inner Mongolia
(内蒙古)
Capital: Hohhot
(呼和浩特)

Ningxia
(宁夏)
Capital: Yinchuan
(银川)

Tibet
(西藏)
Capital: Lhasa
(拉萨)

Xinjiang
(新疆)
Capital: Urumqi
(乌鲁木齐)


4 Municipalities Governed Directly by the State Council

Beijing
(北京)

Chongqing
(重庆)

Shanghai
(上海)

Tianjin
(天津)


Structural Administrative Divisions (view complete list)
Ministries
Commissions
Agriculture
农业部
Civil Affairs
民政部
Commerce
商务部
Communications
交通部
Construction
建设部
Culture
文化部
Education
教育部
Finance
财政部
Foreign Affairs
外交部
Health
卫生部
Information Industry
信息产业部
Justice
司法部
Labor and Social Security
劳动和社会保障部
Land and Resources
国土资源部
National Defense
国防部
Personnel
人事部
Public Security
公安部
Railways
铁道部
Science and Technology
科技部
State Security
安全部
Supervision
监察部
Water Resources
水利部
National Development and Reform Commission
国家发展和改革委员会
Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense
国防科学技术工业委员会
State Ethnic Affairs Commission
民族事务委员会
State Population and Family Planning Commission
中国人口与计划生育委员会
State Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission
国务院国有资产监督管理委员会
People's Bank of China
中国人民银行
National Audit Office
国家审计署

Political Parties: Chinese Communist Party; 8 minor parties "supervised and led" by the Communist Party:
  • China Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang
  • China Democratic League
  • China Democratic National Construction Association
  • China Association for the Promotion of Democracy
  • Chinese Peasants and Workers' Democratic Party
  • China Zhi Gong Dang, Jiusan Society
  • Taiwan Democratic Self-government League


























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