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United States vs China
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Capital
Washington, D.C.
Beijing
Continent
North America
Asia
Population
338.0M
1.41B
GDP
$25676.0B
$33598.0B
Area
9,833,517 km²
9,596,960 km²
Languages
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Standard Chinese or Mandarin (official; Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages; note - Zhuang is official in Guangxi Zhuang, Yue is official in Guangdong, Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uyghur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, Kyrgyz is official in Xinjiang Uyghur, and Tibetan is official in Xizang (Tibet)
Currency
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Renminbi yuan (RMB) per US dollar -
Government
constitutional federal republic
communist party-led state
Head of State
Donald Trump
Xi Jinping
Head of Government
Donald Trump
Li Qiang