STRUCTURE OF THE STATE 1
The National Flag of the People's Republic of China 2
The National Emblem of the People's Republic of China 2
National Anthem of the People's Republic of China 3
Beijing,Capital of the People's Republic of China 4
Organizational Structure of the National Congress of CPC 5
Organizational Structure of the NPC 5
Organizational Structure of the State Council 6
Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee 7
CPPCC National Committee and Leaders 8
Proportion of Deputies to the 10th NPC 9
Composition of the 10th CPPCC 9
Laws Adopted by the 10th NPC and Its Standing Committee 10
Motions Received and Handled by the CPPCC 10
Basic Situation of the Eight Democratic Parties 11
Map of Administrative Divisions in China 12
GEOGRAPHY 13
China's Geographic Location in the World 14
Size Comparison Between China and Other Countnes and Regions 15
Map of the People's Republic of China 16
Map of China's Geography 17
Sketch Map of China In Terms of Land Types 18
Sketch Map of China In Terms of Temperature Zones 19
Sketch Map of Major Mountains in China 20
Average Temperature in January and July 21
Sketch Map of Annual Precipitation in China 22
NATURAL RESOURCES 23
Map of Major River Systems in China 26
Sketch Map of Water Resources in China 27
Sketch Map of Forest Resources in China 28
Change in China's Cultivated Lands 29
Forest Area 30
Sketch Map of Oil Resources and Oiffields in China 31
Sketch Map of Coal Mines in China 32
Basic Reserves of Some Mineral Ores 33
Marine Economic Sector Maintains Healthy Growth 33
Area of Wetlands Ranks First in Asia 34
Land Use in 2006 34
HISTORY AND CULTURE 35
A Brief Chinese Chronology 36
Ancient Chinese Coins 38
Sketch Map on Silk Road 40
ECONOMIC CONSTRUCTION 41
Scientific Development and Harmonious Society 42
Key Figures on China's Economic Development in 2006 43
China's Economy Shall Rise at an Annual Average Rate of About 8%During the 11th Five-Year Plan（2006-2010） 44
Remarkable Growth of Comprehensive National Might Resulting From Fast Economic Growth 45
Remarkable Progress Made in Readjusting the Primary,Secondary and Tertiary Industries 46
Steady Development of Industrial Production 47
Sustained Fast Growth of Investment in Fixed Assets 48
Higher Contribution of Cities to China's GDP 49
Coal Production in the Forefront of the World 49
China Remains Number One Steel Producer in the World 50
Natural Gas Production Keeps Increasing 50
China Grows Into a Power In Terms of Oll Production 51
Output of Major Petrochemical Products Rank Among First in China 51
Energy Production and Consumption 52
Ten Regions Which Consume the Most Power 53
Oil Production and Consumption 53
Automobile Industry Develops Apace 54
China Remains Third Largest Shipbuilder in the World 54
Agricultural Tax Abolished to Benefit FarmerS 55
Per-Capita Share of Major Agricultural Crops 55
Grain Production Guarantees Basic Balance Between Supply and Demand 56
Production of Fruit and Vegetables Grows at a High Rate 57
Scope of Chain Restaurants Expands Rapidly 58
Economic Might of State-Class Economic and Technological Development Areas 59
Private Businesses Grow in Number 60
New Progress Made in Westem Region Development 61
Remarkable Progress Made to Rejuvenate the Old Industrial Bases in Northeast China 62
Economic Development of 10 Provinces and Municipalities in East China in 2006 63
Economic Development of Six Provinces in Central China in 2006 63
Project to Divert Water From South to North China 64
Project to Divert Gas From West to East China 64
Project to Transmit Power From West to East China 65
Latest Statistics of the China Banking Regulatory Commission 66
Capital Market Makes Remarkable Progress 67
Ranking of Banks in Chinese Mainland 67
RMB Exchange Rate Tops 7.52 After the Exchange Rate Reform 68
Stock Market Expands in Scope 69
Companies Listed in China Reach 1434 69
Balance of Foreign Debts Reaches US$322.988 Billion 70
Tax Revenues Approach 3800 Billion Yuan 70
Tax Revenues and Income on Individual Tax 71
Rates of China's Individual Income Taxes 72
Increase in Both Financial Revenues and Expenditures 72
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 73
Results of the 5th National Census in 2000 Data Fastly Collected to Show Population Distribution 74
Changes in China's Population in 2006 75
Composition of Chinese Population at the End of 2006 75
China's Population Hits 1.3 Billion 76
Global Population Reaches 6.5 Billion 76
Chinese Population to See the Summit Figure in 2030 77
Chinese Population Gets Older 78
Growth Rate of China's Population Keeps Falling 79
Population Growth Slows Down Pace 80
Scope of Families Shrinks 80
Enhanced Minimum Standard of Living Guaranteed for Urban and Rural Areas 81
Basic Situation of Work on the Handicapped 82
More Workers Enjoy Medicare System and More Unemployed People Are Covered by Unemployment Insurance 82
Employment and Social Securities 83
More People Are Employed 84
Strengthened Social Security Work in the Urban Areas 85
Faster Construction of Disease Prevention and Control System 86
Hospitalized Expenses Average 4000 Yuan Per Capita 87
Remarkable Progress Made in Preventing and Treating Local Diseasess 88
Ten Major Killers for Urban and Rural Residents and Composition 88
Legally Reported Deaths Resulting From Contagious Diseases 89
Medicare System Keeps Improving 90
More People Voluntarily Donate Blood 90
Achievements in Intemational Sports Competitions 91
China Makes Remarkable Progress in Intemational Sports Games 91
Educational Level of Chinese Women Keeps Improving 92
Women Receive Better Education 93
Women Participate in More Govemment Affairs 94
Women Guaranteed for Right to Participate in Govemment Affairs 94
Close to 905431310f Child-Bearing Women Give Births in Hospitals 95
Work Strengthened for Healthcare of Women and Children 95
China Issues Country Report on the Child Development in China 2003-2004 96
Distribution of National Autonomous Reginons in China 97
Distribution of Ethnic Groups in China 98
Religious Activities Venues in China 100
SCIENCE AND EDUCATION 103
Top 10 Scientific and Technological Progress in China in 2006 104
ToP 10 Scientific and Technological Progress in World in 2006 105
Proportion of Funds for Scientific Research in GDP Increases Further 106
Number of Scientists and Technical Personnel 106
Constantly Expanding Intemational Govemment Cooperation in Science and Technology 107
Number of Patent Applications Handled Tops the World 107
Number of Patent Applications Handled and Authorized Increases Year-on-Year 108
Proportion of People With Different Levels of Education in Total Population 109
Educational Undertakings Develop Apace 109
China Invests More in Education 110
Elementary Education Becomes Increasingly Popularized 111
Development of All Kinds of Education 111
Number of Students Taught by Full-Time Teachers in Various Kinds of Schools 112
Population Covered by Compulsory Education 113
Scope of Higher Education Expands 113
More Graduate Students Enrolled 114
Investigation Shows Increasingly Closer Ties Between Salaries and School Degrees 115
More Go Study in the Americas Than Any Other Part of the World 116
Major Measures Adopted for Overseas Students to Retum 117
Enrolment of Foreign Students 118
Scholarship for Foreign Students in China 119
About 100 Million People in the World Ovet Expected to Study Chinese in Four Years to Come 120
Electronic Information Industry Becomes Number One Sector of China's Industry 121
Scope of China's Electronic Information lndustry Takes Second Place in the World 121
Over 160 Million Netizens in China 122
Intemet Gets Increasingly Popularized in China 122
China's Ranking in lnformation Takes the 59th Place 123
Most of the Netizens Are Youths 124
Broader Intemational Expressway for Intemet 125
Close to 855431310f the Chinese get Information through Intemet 126
Number of Male and Female Netizens 126
2006 Sees More Chinese Mobile Phones Exported 127
Mobile Phone Users Surpass Fixed Phone Subscribers in Number 127
Export of Software Increases Fastly 128
China's Postal Network Is the Largest in the World 128
TRAFFIC TRANSPORTATION 129
Sketch Map of Distribution of China's Highway Network 130
85,000 km of National Expressways Built in 2005-2035 131
Distribution of Major Highways in China 132
China Speeds Up Construction of Highways 133
Construction of Rural Highways Quickens Pace 133
Sketch Map of Railway Transportation in China 134
Railways Run Faster 135
Aviation Takes Off 136
Sketch Map of Civil Aviation 137
Goods Transport Through Various Means in 2006 138
Number of Passenger Transport Through Various Means in 2006 138
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 139
Stable Quality of Air in the Urban Areas 140
Control of Waste Gas Pollution Achieves Initial Success 141
Treatment Rate of Urban Garbage Approaches 60% 141
More Investment Made in Controlling Environmental Pollution 142
Total Energy Consumption 142
Faster Exploitation of Geothermal Resources 143
14 Cities Awarded "Best China Environment Prize" 143
Discharges of Major Pollutants in Various Provinces,Autonomous Regions and Municipalities 144
Strengthened Protection of Wild Plants and Animals 145
One-Seventh of Land Tumed Into Nature Reserves 145
Work on Six Major Forests Makes Remarkable Progress 146
Forest Area Increases 146
Lake Water Quality Has to Be Further Improved 147
River Water Quality Not Satisfactory 147
Economic Loss Resulting From Geological Disasters in 2006 148
LIVELIHOOD 149
Better Material Life for Urban Residents 150
The Chinese Get Richer 150
Remarkable Increase in the Income of Urban and Rural People 151
Food Purchased by Each Member of Urban Families in aYear 152
Engle Coefficient of Rural Residents 153
Engle Coefficient of Urban Residents 153
Composition of Consumption of Urban Families 154
Housing in the Urban Areas Become Increasingly Spacious 155
Cultural Life of the Chinese Gets Rich in Terms of Variety and Content 155
Remarkable Achievement Made in Alleviating Poverty in the Rural Areas 156
Income of Rural Residents Increases Year-on-Year 156
Living Conditions of Rural Residents Improve Further 157
Over 605431310f Farmers Have Access to Tap Water 157
Composition of Household Consumer Goods of Farmers in the Rural Areas 158
Half of the Rural Houses Are Complete With Sanitary Toilets 158
Impressive Increase in the Number of Durables Owned by Farmers 159
Automobiles,Mobile Phones and Other "Major Durables"Favored by an Increasing Number of Urban Residents 160
Urbanization Levels Enhanced 160
More Ordinary Families Own Cars 161
More Than 605431310f the Individual Spending Centering Around Famous Brands 161
Media Develops Apace 162
Media Market Value Reaches 320.5 Billion Yuan 162
Online Purchase of Books Fashionable 163
The Chinese Become More Beautiful 163
July-December 2006 Sees Better Commodity Supply and Demand 164
Sample Survey Shows Close to 805431310f Products Are Up to Quality Requirement 165
About 90atisfied With Social Security Situation 166
TOURISM 167
Sketch Map of China's Intemational Aviation 169
Map of China's Tourism Resources 170
Map of China's Ten Major Scenic Spots 171
Impressive Development of China's Tourism 172
Booming Domestic Tourism 172
China Ranks 5th in World's Top 10 Tourist Countries 173
Composition of Tounsts' Spending in China 173
Star Hotels Accommodating Foreign Tourists Number More than 13000 174
China Ranks 3rd in the World in Terms of the Number of World Heritages 174
NATIONAL DEFENSE 175
Proportion of China's National Defense Budget in National Financial Expenditures in 1994-2005 176
China's Defense Expenditures in 2005 177
Per-soldier National Defense Budget of China and Other Countries in 2005 178
Defense Budget of Some Countries in 2005 178
Proportion of the National Defense Budget in the National GDP in the 2005 Fiscal Year 179
Highest Age of Army Officers in Active Service 180
Large-Scale Disarmaments Since the 1980s 180
China Takes an Active Part ln UN Peace-Keeping Activities 181
Remarkable Progress Made in Manufacture of Civilian Products by National Defense Industrial Sector 182
CHINA AND THE WORLD 183
China's Diplomatic Activities 184
Ranking of Vanous Countries(Regions)in Terms of Competitiveness in 2002-2006 185
Contents of Four Major Elements Concerning Intemational Competition 186
Indexes Showing China Ranks Among the First According to Four Major Elements Conceming Intemational Competition in 2006 186
Top 10 Countries in Terms of GDP 187
Top 10 Countries in Terms of GDP Growth and Chinese Situation 187
Top 10 in the World in Terms of the Foreign Trade Volume 188
Major Trade Partners of China 188
Foreign Direct Investment Introduced by Major Countries and Regions in the World in 2004-2006 189
Top 10 in Terms of Foreign Direct Investment in 2001-2005 190
Intemational Tourism Income and Top 10 Countries in Terms of Number of Tourists 191
Financial Allocation to Scientific Research(1978-2005) 192
Funds of Major Economies for Scientific Research in 2005 193
Major Chinese Indexes and World Ranking 194
China's Imports and Exports Surpass US$1700 Billion 195
China Becomes Hot Spot for Intemational Investors 195
Top 10 Commodities Exporters in the World 196
Major Foreign Trade Ports of China 197
Arms Control,Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Treaties China Involve 198
Chinese Laws on Prohibition of Proliferation 199
Tnust Measures and Agreements Signed With Other Countries on Disarmament 200