China spans five geographic time zones but keeps a single official clock set to Beijing. The Grand Canal, begun in the fifth century BC, is the longest artificial waterway ever built.
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The capital city of China is Beijing, capital city of China.
Word: GreatWall
Meaning: ancient fortification
Administrative Divisions
22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities and 1 division.
Provinces:
- Anhui
- Fujian
- Gansu
- Guangdong
- Guizhou
- Hainan
- Hebei
- Heilongjiang
- Henan
- Hubei
- Hunan
- Jiangsu
- Jiangxi
- Jilin
- Liaoning
- Qinghai
- Shaanxi
- Shandong
- Shanxi
- Sichuan
- Yunnan
- Zhejiang
Autonomous regions:
- Guangxi
- Inner Mongolia
- Ningxia
- Tibet
- Xinjiang
Municipalities:
- Beijing
- Chongqing
- Shanghai
- Tianjin
Division:
- CN-X01
Administrative divisions of China map
China is a Country located in the Eastern Asia sub-region in the continent of Asia.
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Height
-155 m (-509 ft), 250 m (820 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), 4000 m (13120 ft), 5000 m (16400 ft), 6000 m (19690 ft), Max altitude 8781 m (28810 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in China
Height from south to north in China
1South China Sea (South), Yellow Sea (East), Bohai Sea (East), East China Sea (Southeast)0 m2Yellow8 to 4 298 m3Yangtze1 to 612 m
Population of China, 1960–2025
The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices
Basic Information
Capital City: Beijing, capital city of China
Population: 1,406,585,000 (World Bank)
Area: 9,596,961 km² / 3,705,406 sq mi
People from China are called: Chinese
Geography
Latitude: 32.498° N
Longitude: 106.337° E
Geographical Subregion: Eastern Asia
Continental Region: Asia
Highest Elevation Point: Mount Everest (8 848 m)
Lowest point: Ayding Lake (−154 m)
Borders
- Laos — South, Land border
- Bhutan — South, Land border
- Tajikistan — West, Land border
- Kazakhstan — Northwest, Land border
- Mongolia — North, Land border
- Afghanistan — West, Land border
- Nepal — South, Land border
- Myanmar (Burma) — South, Land border
- Kyrgyzstan — West, Land border
- Pakistan — West, Land border
- North Korea — Northeast, Land border
- Russia — North, Land border
- Vietnam — South, Land border
- India — South, Land border
Climate
extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 91 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 455 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Low Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 118 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 2.231 (GPI)
Economy
GDP per Capita: $13,968 (IMF)
GDP per Capita Position: 76
Currency: Yuan Renminbi
Currency Code: CNY
Human Development
HDI Rank: 78 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.797
Mean Years of Schooling: 8.0
Expected Years of Schooling: 15.5
Life Expectancy at Birth: 78.0 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Folk Religion
Second Most Predominant: Buddhist
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
Technical Information
TLD: .cn
Calling Code: +86
MapGeo Name: China
MapGeo Code: CN