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16 Facts About China That Will Blow Your Mind

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The vast scale of China’s landmass and its population means that China produces and consumes copious amounts of natural resources and food.

It also means that China houses a large chunk of the world’s billionaires.

We dug around to find some interesting statistics. Did you know that China's railway lines could loop around earth twice?

Here are some interesting facts about the world's second-largest economy, which could soon eclipse the U.S. to become the world's largest this year.

Twenty million trees are cut every year to meet Chinese demand for chopsticks.

China goes through 80 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks a year. The chopsticks are 1cm-by-0.5 centimeters (cms) and 20 cms long and can cover Tiananmen Square over 360 times. The trees that are cut down are around 20 years old.

Source: South China Morning Post



China's railway lines could loop around Earth twice.

China's railway length, under operation, totals 93,000 kilometers. The Earth, meanwhile,  is 40,075 kilometers in circumference.

Source: BAML



China's coal reserves weigh as much as 575 million blue whales.

At 115 billion tons, China has the world's third-largest proven coal reserves. A blue whale, the largest animals to have lived, are believed to weigh 200 tons or more. China accounts for 46% of global coal production and 49% of global coal consumption.

Source: British Petroleum, Global Post



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