China, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.
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China is a country located in the Eastern Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.
Easy learning about China | |
| China is located in | Eastern Asia Asia Continent |
| China has a population of | 1,422,584,933 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of China are called Chinese |
| The country’s total area is | 9,596,960 Km2 ( 5,963,263 sq mi) |
| Global Peace Index Rank | 89 |
| Global Peace Index Score | 2 |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | China HDI ranks in position nº 75 worldwide High Human Development HDI of 0.788 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP) |
| China’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 85 countries China passport ranks in position nº 58 in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| China GDP per capita is | $13,687 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| China ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| China EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Low Proficiency in English has a score of 455 ranks 91st worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 35° 00' N, 105° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| China Capital city | Beijing |
| Neighbouring countries | Laos, Bhutan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, North Korea, Russia, Vietnam, India. |
| China Climate | extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north |
| Most predominant religion | folk religion, |
| Second most predominant religion | Buddhist, |
| Currency name & code | Yuan Renminbi (CNY) |
| Internet ccTLD | .cn |
| China calling code | +86 |
China administrative divisions
23 provinces (sheng), 5 autonomous regions (zizhiqu), 4 municipalities (shi), and two special administrative regions (tebie xingzhengqu);provinces
:- Anhui,
- Fujian,
- Gansu,
- Guangdong,
- Guizhou,
- Hainan,
- Hebei,
- Heilongjiang,
- Henan,
- Hubei,
- Hunan,
- Jiangsu,
- Jiangxi,
- Jilin,
- Liaoning,
- Qinghai,
- Shaanxi,
- Shandong,
- Shanxi,
- Sichuan,
- Yunnan,
- Zhejiang (see note on Taiwan)
autonomous regions
:- Guangxi,
- Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia),
- Ningxia,
- Xinjiang Uyghur,
- Xizang (Tibet)
municipalities
:- Beijing,
- Chongqing,
- Shanghai,
- Tianjin
special administrative regions
:- Hong Kong,
- Macau
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