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China (中华人民共和国 Chinese )
Official name: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Also known as: 中华人民共和国 (Chinese), Zhōnghuá Rénmín, Gònghéguó (pinyin)
Total Area of China: 9,596,961 km² (3,705,407 mi²) (3th)
Population of China: 1,408,280,000 (2nd) - (2024 est.)
Location: Central/Eastern Asia
Languages of China: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (official; Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu Chinese (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages; note - Zhuang is official in Guangxi Zhuang, Yue is official in Guangdong, Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uyghur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, Kyrgyz is official in Xinjiang Uyghur, and Tibetan is official in Xizang (Tibet)
Religions of China: Buddhism 33.4%, no religion 25.2%, Taoism 19.6%, folk beliefs 17.7%, other Christianity 2.5%, Islam 1.6% - (2023 est.)
Ethnic groups in China Han Chinese 91.1%, ethnic minorities 8.9% (includes Zhang, Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai, and other nationalities) (2021 est.)
— note: the PRC officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups
Currency: Renminbi (元/¥) (CNY)
Organizations: United Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation— note: the PRC officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups
Border countries (14): North Korea: 1,416 km (880 mi), Russia: 3,645 km (2,265 mi), Mongolia: 4,678 km (2,907 mi), Kazakhstan: 1,533 km (953 mi), Kyrgyzstan: 858 km (533 mi), Tajikistan: 414 km (257 mi), Afghanistan: 76 km (47 mi), Pakistan: 596 km (370 mi), India: 3,488 km (2,167 mi), Nepal: 1,440 km (890 mi), Bhutan: 470 km (290 mi), Myanmar: 2,185 km (1,358 mi), Laos: 423 km (263 mi), Vietnam: 1,283 km (797 mi).
Coastline: 14,500 km (around 9,010 mi)
Maritime boundaries: East China Sea, South China Sea, Yellow Sea
Administrative divisions of China
The People's Republic of China is officially (de jure) divided into 34 province-level administrative divisions, the first level of administrative division in the country. There are four types of divisions at the province level:
Provinces (23): Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang.
Autonomous regions (5): Guangxi, Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia), Ningxia, Xinjiang Uyghur, Xizang (Tibet).
Municipalities (4): Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin.
Special Administrative Regions (SARs; 2): Hong Kong, Macau.
note: China considers Taiwan its 23rd province.
Geology and natural resources:
China has substantial mineral reserves and is the world's largest producer of antimony, natural graphite, tungsten, and zinc. Other major minerals are aluminum, bauxite, coal, crude petroleum, diamonds, gold, iron ore, lead, magnetite, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, natural gas, phosphate rock, tin, uranium, and vanadium. China's hydropower potential is the largest in the world.
Interesting facts:
— China is the largest Asian country by area and has one of the largest populations of any country in the world. It occupies almost the entire area of East Asia, covering nearly a quarter of the Earth's land area.
Interesting facts:
— China is the largest Asian country by area and has one of the largest populations of any country in the world. It occupies almost the entire area of East Asia, covering nearly a quarter of the Earth's land area.