Shanghai City FactsShanghai Population: 12,665,000 (Source: UN Population Estimate Revision 2003)
China Population: 1,322,273,000 (Source: UN Population Estimate Revision 2003)
Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
Time Zone: GMT plus eight hours, Eastern Standard Time plus 13 hours and Pacific Standard Time plus 16 hours
Language: The official language is Mandarin Chinese although Cantonese,Fukienese, Hakka, Mongolian and Tibetan, among others, are also spoken.