China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary sovereign s

tate in East Asia. With a population of over 1.381 billion, it is the world's mo
st populous country.[15] The state is governed by the Communist Party of China,
and its capital is Beijing.[16] It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, fiv
e autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, S
hanghai, and Chongqing), and two mostly self-governing special administrative re
gions (Hong Kong and Macau), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan. The country's m
ajor urban areas include Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Tian
jin and Hong Kong. China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia
, and has been characterized as a potential superpower.[17][18]
Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometres (3.7 million square miles),
China is the world's second largest state by land area,[19] and either the thir
d or fourth-largest by total area, depending on the method of measurement.[i] Ch
ina's landscape is vast and diverse, ranging from forest steppes and the Gobi an
d Taklamakan Deserts in the arid north to subtropical forests in the wetter sout
h. The Himalaya, Karakoram, Pamir and Tian Shan mountain ranges separate China f
rom much of South and Central Asia. The Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, the third and
sixth longest in the world, respectively, run from the Tibetan Plateau to the d
ensely populated eastern seaboard. China's coastline along the Pacific Ocean is
14,500 kilometers (9,000 mi) long, and is bounded by the Bohai, Yellow, East Chi
na, and South China seas.China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC),
is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia. With a population of over 1.381 bill
ion, it is the world's most populous country.[15] The state is governed by the C
ommunist Party of China, and its capital is Beijing.[16] It exercises jurisdicti
on over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipali
ties (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and two mostly self-governing
special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau), and claims sovereignty ove
r Taiwan. The country's major urban areas include Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing,
Chongqing, Shenzhen, Tianjin and Hong Kong. China is a great power and a major r
egional power within Asia, and has been characterized as a potential superpower.
[17][18]
Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometres (3.7 million square miles),
China is the world's second largest state by land area,[19] and either the thir
d or fourth-largest by total area, depending on the method of measurement.[i] Ch
ina's landscape is vast and diverse, ranging from forest steppes and the Gobi an
d Taklamakan Deserts in the arid north to subtropical forests in the wetter sout
h. The Himalaya, Karakoram, Pamir and Tian Shan mountain ranges separate China f
rom much of South and Central Asia. The Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, the third and
sixth longest in the world, respectively, run from the Tibetan Plateau to the d
ensely populated eastern seaboard. China's coastline along the Pacific Ocean is
14,500 kilometers (9,000 mi) long, and is bounded by the Bohai, Yellow, East Chi
na, and South China seas.China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC),
is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia. With a population of over 1.381 bill
ion, it is the world's most populous country.[15] The state is governed by the C
ommunist Party of China, and its capital is Beijing.[16] It exercises jurisdicti
on over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipali
ties (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and two mostly self-governing
special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau), and claims sovereignty ove
r Taiwan. The country's major urban areas include Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing,
Chongqing, Shenzhen, Tianjin and Hong Kong. China is a great power and a major r
egional power within Asia, and has been characterized as a potential superpower.
[17][18]
Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometres (3.7 million square miles),
China is the world's second largest state by land area,[19] and either the thir
d or fourth-largest by total area, depending on the method of measurement.[i] Ch
ina's landscape is vast and diverse, ranging from forest steppes and the Gobi an
d Taklamakan Deserts in the arid north to subtropical forests in the wetter sout
h. The Himalaya, Karakoram, Pamir and Tian Shan mountain ranges separate China f
rom much of South and Central Asia. The Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, the third and
sixth longest in the world, respectively, run from the Tibetan Plateau to the d
ensely populated eastern seaboard. China's coastline along the Pacific Ocean is
14,500 kilometers (9,000 mi) long, and is bounded by the Bohai, Yellow, East Chi
na, and South China seas.China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC),
is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia. With a population of over 1.381 bill
ion, it is the world's most populous country.[15] The state is governed by the C
ommunist Party of China, and its capital is Beijing.[16] It exercises jurisdicti
on over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipali
ties (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and two mostly self-governing
special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau), and claims sovereignty ove
r Taiwan. The country's major urban areas include Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing,
Chongqing, Shenzhen, Tianjin and Hong Kong. China is a great power and a major r
egional power within Asia, and has been characterized as a potential superpower.
[17][18]
Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometres (3.7 million square miles),
China is the world's second largest state by land area,[19] and either the thir
d or fourth-largest by total area, depending on the method of measurement.[i] Ch
ina's landscape is vast and diverse, ranging from forest steppes and the Gobi an
d Taklamakan Deserts in the arid north to subtropical forests in the wetter sout
h. The Himalaya, Karakoram, Pamir and Tian Shan mountain ranges separate China f
rom much of South and Central Asia. The Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, the third and
sixth longest in the world, respectively, run from the Tibetan Plateau to the d
ensely populated eastern seaboard. China's coastline along the Pacific Ocean is
14,500 kilometers (9,000 mi) long, and is bounded by the Bohai, Yellow, East Chi
na, and South China seas.China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC),
is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia. With a population of over 1.381 bill
ion, it is the world's most populous country.[15] The state is governed by the C
ommunist Party of China, and its capital is Beijing.[16] It exercises jurisdicti
on over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipali
ties (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and two mostly self-governing
special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau), and claims sovereignty ove
r Taiwan. The country's major urban areas include Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing,
Chongqing, Shenzhen, Tianjin and Hong Kong. China is a great power and a major r
egional power within Asia, and has been characterized as a potential superpower.
[17][18]
Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometres (3.7 million square miles),
China is the world's second largest state by land area,[19] and either the thir
d or fourth-largest by total area, depending on the method of measurement.[i] Ch
ina's landscape is vast and diverse, ranging from forest steppes and the Gobi an
d Taklamakan Deserts in the arid north to subtropical forests in the wetter sout
h. The Himalaya, Karakoram, Pamir and Tian Shan mountain ranges separate China f
rom much of South and Central Asia. The Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, the third and
sixth longest in the world, respectively, run from the Tibetan Plateau to the d
ensely populated eastern seaboard. China's coastline along the Pacific Ocean is
14,500 kilometers (9,000 mi) long, and is bounded by the Bohai, Yellow, East Chi
na, and South China seas.