Tidbits about China

    Right now I don't really know that much about China besides the obvious fact that it is in Asia.  I do, however, recall from my history class last year that China is a communist country, and though they have a president, they are a highly dictatorial nation.  China is also one of the most industrious nations, with most of their money coming from the exportation of goods to more industrialized nations like the U.S.  China is one of the world's most populous nations, but it has a large land area, so it is not as crowded as some of the Asian nations.  I don't remember where I learned this, but I know that China is one of the countries with the highest number of McDonald's per resident ratios.  It also seems to me that Buddhism is a major religion in China.  Historically I know that the Chinese were not allowed to have more than one kid, but now I do not know what their policy on family size is.  The Chinese people eat a lot of rice, because the land in China is good for growing white rice.  Also, the Chinese generally sit at low tables that don't require chairs, so that they can sit on the floor.  I know that there are several different dialects of the Chinese language, including Mandarin Chinese, that are all different from each other, and used in different parts of the nation.  Finally, the last thing that I can recall about China and its people is that the Chinese use Yen for currency.