1. China experiences typhoons every year and also suffers from floods, tsunamis,earthquakes and droughts.
2. China is officially known as the People's Republic of China.
3. China has the largest population in the world, with over 1.3 billion people (1,343,239,923) as of July 2012.
4. There are many different languages spoken in China, including Mandarin, Yue, Wu, Minbei, Minnan, Xiang, Gan and Hakka.
5. In 2003, China became the third country to successfully send a person to space.