The Numbers Behind China

by Dainis Matisons via flickr.com

Modern-day China was formed after the end of the Second World War.  The Nationalists and Communists in the country had an alliance against Japan in the war.  After that, a civil war between the two ended in a Communist victory.  Mao Zedong and his party gained control of mainland China and established the People’s Republic of China on October 1, 1949.  Here’s a few numbers about the country: (click to enlarge)

Infographic courtesy of Jason Powers

Sources:

Dainis Matisons http://www.flickr.com/people/dainismatisons/

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