China Facts and Stats 2012
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• China has a population of 1.3 billion people.
• It is ranked of 101 out of 187 countries in the Human Development Index.
• Life expectancy is 73 years.
• Around 6% of all adults cannot read or write.
• 11% of Chinese have no access to clean water.
• 45% of the population has no access to sanitation facilities.
• Rapid urbanisation has led to overexploitation of water sources and the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers are now dry for most of the year.
• Despite being the world’s second largest economy, over 100 million people live below the poverty line.
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