Also known as
  • Peking,
  • Beijing,
  • Beijing Shi,
  • Peiping Municipality,
  • Peiping Municipal Administrative Area,
  • Pei-P’Ing Shih,
  • Pei-P'Ing Shih,
  • Peipingshih,
  • Peking Municipality,
  • 北京
Beijing (help·info) (pronounced /beɪˈdʒɪŋ/ or /beɪˈʒɪŋ/ in English; Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng; IPA: [pèitɕíŋ]; Wade-Giles: Peiching or Pei-ching) (also formerly known in English as Peking (/piːˈkɪŋ/listen (info) or /peɪˈkɪŋ/)) is a metropolis in northern China and the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipalities of the PRC, which are equivalent to provinces in China's administrative structure. The municipality of Beijing borders Hebei Province to the north,... full article at wikipedia
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  • CN-11
FIPS 10-4 Region Code
  • CH22
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  • 17,430,000
  • 2007
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