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China is the most populated country in the world and the fourth one in terms of area (6.5% of the global area). It is also the country with the highest number of active mobile lines (1.3 billion) and 1 out of 2 people have permanent access to Internet. In terms of digital ecosystem in China,it is completely different to what we know in the West: WeChat become indispensable in decision making for Chinese customers.
Million inhabitants (July 2015 est.)
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GDP growth (2014 est.)
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Internet penetration (2014 est.)
%
Mobile penetration (2014 est.)
Area: 9,596,900 km2
GDP per capita: $12,900 (2014 est.)
Inflation: 2% (2014 est.)
Unemployment: 4.1% (2014 est.)
El dato solo registra a los desempleados urbanos, excluyendo el sector privado y los inmigrantes.
HDI: 0.719 - 91º position (2013)
Clasificación Doing Business 2015: 90 / 189
Top search engines: Baidu 71.35%, 360Search 13.28% & Sogou 12.37% (Oct. 2015)
Top Platforms: WeChat
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