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Asia — Eastern Asia
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇨🇳 China
People's Republic of China
aka 中国 — endonym
1.4B
Population
World #2
9,706,961 km²
Land Area
World #4
$19.23 trillion
GDP (USD)
World #2
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Did You Know?
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China is the world's #2 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #4 globally by land area — covering about 6.52% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 16 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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It spans 2 timezones — from UTC+08:00 to UTC+06:00.
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Its economy ranks #2 worldwide with a GDP of $19.23 trillion USD.
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Population density is 145.1 people per km² — world rank #85.
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The calendar week officially starts on Sunday here.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Beijing
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Phone Code
+86
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Internet TLD
.cn, .中国, .中國, .公司, .网络
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Nationality
Chinese
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Week Starts
Sunday
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ISO Codes
CN / CHN / 156
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Coordinates
35.00°, 105.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$19.23 trillion USD
World rank #2 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$13,656
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
145.1 /km²
World density rank #85
¥
Chinese yuan
CNY • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
1,408,280,000
World rank #2 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
Chinese
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Demonym
Chinese
What its people are called
🗣️ Chinese
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
9,706,961 km²
6.52% of Earth's landmass • World #4
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Land Borders
16 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (2)
UTC+08:00
Asia/Shanghai
CST — China Standard Time
UTC+06:00
Asia/Urumqi
XJT — China Standard Time
“China” Around the World
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Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
CN
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ISO Alpha-3
CHN
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
156
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
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e.g. regex: ^(\d{6})$
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WikiData ID
Q148
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Also Spelled As
CN • Zhōngguó • Zhongguo • Zhonghua • People's Republic of China • 中华人民共和国 • Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó
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