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Location

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    (October 1, 1949- )
    Slightly smaller than the US
    Capital: Beijing
    Population: 1,273,111,290
    Currency: Chinese Yuan
    Hosted the Summer Olympics (2008)

Why China might be annoying:

    At one time Chinese women would keep their necks covered yet wear split dresses that went all the way up the thigh.
    After WW II, the Communists under Mao ZeDong established a dictatorship that imposed strict controls over everyday life.
    The bulk of the nation's money goes towards military expenses.
    In Chinese, the Kentucky Fried Chicken slogan 'finger-lickin' good' translated as 'eat your fingers off.'
    More people speak English in China than the United States.
    The government officially lists the population as 'atheist.'
    1,800 cigarettes are smoked per person each year in China.
    The military and police have the right to attack anyone protesting the government.
    If the entire population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of their rate of reproduction.
    There are more than 40,000 characters in the Chinese script.
    China's 'Golden Triangle' is the worlds largest producer of heroin.
    The Abominable Snowman was seen and not seen in China.
    They invented fireworks.
    A Shanghai priest grew twenty-two inch fingernails.

Why China might not be annoying:

    The toothbrush was invented in China (1498).
    Home of Confucius and Genghis Khan.
    The Chinese built a battery that has lasted 400 years.
    Damaging floods and typhoons are frequent in China.
    The Chinese are known for their fantastic fireworks.
    Because of their reliance on coal as a primary fuel, many cities are swamped with air pollution and acid rain.
    Qin Shi Huang Di built a wall (32 feet high by 15 to 39 feet thick by 1,684 miles long). The Great Wall of China can be seen in space.
    Rockets were invented here (1232).

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 257 Votes: 69.26% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 594 Votes: 52.86% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1561 Votes: 60.22% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4025 Votes: 70.21% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1897 Votes: 51.03% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 336 Votes: 55.65% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1570 Votes: 59.17% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 373 Votes: 78.28% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 52 Votes: 55.77% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 213 Votes: 61.97% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 312 Votes: 50.32% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 356 Votes: 67.70% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 123 Votes: 80.49% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 221 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 4221 Votes: 48.47% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 2186 Votes: 73.92% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 821 Votes: 37.64% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 144 Votes: 75.69% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 335 Votes: 74.63% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 753 Votes: 67.60% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 682 Votes: 65.84% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1186 Votes: 67.62% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1594 Votes: 66.44% Annoying