Quick Facts of China
Geography
- Total land area 9,326,410 sq km, water area 270,550 sq km, total 9,596,960 sq km
- Located in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam
- Climate is extremely diverse; from tropical in south to subarctic in north
- The world's fourth largest country after Russia, Canada, and US; with Mount Everest the world's tallest peakon the border with Nepal
- Capital: Beijing
- Administratve divisions:
- 23 provinces (China considers Taiwan as its 23rd province)
- 5 autonomous regions
- 4 municipalities
- Special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau
People
- A population of 1,330,044,544, growing at 0.629%, based on CIA's 2008 estimate
- Ethnic groups:
- Han Chinese 91.5%
- Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uyghur, Tujia, Yi, Mongol, Tibetan, Buyi, Dong, Yao, Korean, and other nationalities 8.5% (2000 census)
Source of information: CIA World Fact Book
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