Official name: Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo (People's Republic of China)
Language: Chinese
Capital: Beijing
Coordinates: 35°00' N, 105°00' E
Area: 9,596,960 km²
Population: approx. 1.41 billion (as of 2025); China's population has been declining slightly since peaking in 2021 due to a falling birth rate
Bordering countries: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, India, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam
Chinese provinces: 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions and 4 municipalities directly under central government control.
Provinces: Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang. China regards Taiwan as its 23rd province.
Autonomous regions: Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Tibet
Municipalities: Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin
Special administrative regions: Hong Kong and Macao
Mains voltage: 220 V
Internet country code: .cn
International dialing code: +86
