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City Statistics

Location: Special Administrative Region (SAR), Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China.
Country dialling code: 852.
Population: 6,810,000 (metropolitan area).
Ethnic mix: 95% Chinese, 2% Filipino, 0.8% Indonesian, 0.4% Thai, 0.3% British, 0.3% Indian, 0.2% Nepalese, 0.2% Japanese, 0.2% Pakistani, 0.6% other.
Religion: 90% Buddhist/Taoist, 8% Christian, 1% Muslim, 1% other.
Time zone: GMT + 8.
Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50Hz; square three-pin plugs are common, although round three-pin and two-pin plugs are also in use.
Average January temp: 17C (63F).
Average July temp: 29C (84F).
Annual rainfall: 2,214mm (88.5 inches).



   
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