China Language Stats

Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
Languages > Note: This entry provides a rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
Linguistic diversity index: LDI.
Major language(s): Country major languages.

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STAT	AMOUNT	DATE	RANK
Languages	Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)	2008
Languages > Note	Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uighur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, and Tibetan is official in Xizang (Tibet)	2007
Linguistic diversity index	0.491	2009	91st out of 200
Major language(s)	Mandarin Chinese	2013

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China has the fourth lowest land point on Earth (Ayding Lake, in the Turpan Depression) and the highest one (Mount Everest, aka Chomolungma).

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