Where is China?
China is a country in Eastern Asia, bordered by Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Hong Kong, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam.
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Crazy but True
China stretches across five geographic time zones but officially uses only one, set to Beijing time. In the far western region of Xinjiang this means the sun can rise close to 10am and set near midnight, so many people quietly run their daily lives on an unofficial local time two hours behind the clock.
China facts
- Capital
- Beijing
- Population
- 1,406,585,000 (2025)
- Area
- 9,706,961 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Eastern Asia
- Currency
- Chinese yuan (CNY)
- Languages
- Chinese
- Coordinates
- 35°, 105°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- CN · CHN
How China compares
- China is the 3rd largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Canada and larger than the United States.
- It is the 2nd most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 16 countries.
- Within Asia, it is the 1st largest of 45 countries by area.