China
East AsiaAsia
One of the oldest civilisations in the world, and home to more than 1.4 billion people. You will find China in East Asia. The capital is Beijing. About 1.4 billion people live in the country.
- Capital
- Beijing
- People
- 1.4 billion
- Size
- 9,400,000 km²
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Paper, printing, gunpowder and the compass were all invented in China.
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The whole country keeps one official time, although it is wide enough for five time zones.
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Giant pandas live in the wild only in China.
Compare with
Size
China9,400,000 km²
United Kingdom240,000 km²You could fit the United Kingdom into China about 39 times.
People
China1.4 billionUnited Kingdom67 millionAbout 21 times as many people live in China as in the United Kingdom.
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- Beijing
- Shanghai
- Guangzhou
- Shenzhen
- Wuhan
- Tianjin
- Chongqing
- Shenyang
- Dongguan
- Chengdu
- Xi'an
- Hechi
- Nanjing
- Guiyang
- Harbin
- Ürümqi
- Zhangzhou
- Changchun
- Dalian
- Zibo
- Hangzhou
- Kunming
- Taiyuan
- Qingdao
- Jinan
- Zhengzhou
- Fuzhou
- Changsha
- Xiangtan
- Lanzhou
- Xiamen
- Lianshan
- Shijiazhuang
- Jilin City
- Nanchang
- Wenzhou
- Nanchong
- Nanning
- Zaozhuang
- Yantai
- Xuzhou
- Linyi
- Haikou
- Baotou
- Hefei
- Suzhou
- Nanyang
- Ningbo
- Tangshan
- Datong
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Neighbours
14 countries border China.
Afghanistan
Bhutan
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
North Korea
Pakistan
Russia
TajikistanNearby countries
Japan
South Korea
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