China - People's Republic of China

China - People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China is a country located mostly in East Asia, with a smaller proportion of its area located in Central Asia. It has borders with ► North Korea, ► Russia, ► Mongolia, ► Kazakhstan, ► Kyrgyzstan, ► Tajikistan with ► Gorno-Badakhshan, ► Afghanistan, ► Kashmir, disputed by China, ► Pakistan and ► India, ► Nepal, ► India, ► Bhutan, ► Myanmar, ► Laos and ► Vietnam, its own special administrative regions of ► Hong Kong and ► Macau. Furthermore it has maritime borders with ► South Korea, ► Japan, ► Taiwan (Republic of China (claimed by China) and the ► Philippines. It claims the ► Paracel Islands and the ► Spratly Islands, whch leads to additional borders with ► Indonesia, ► Malaysia and ► Brunei. With over one-fifth of the world's population, the PRC has the world's largest population. At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.5 million km²), the PRC is the third or fourth largest country by area. China has five autonomous regions: ► Tibet, ► Xinjiang, ► Inner Mongolia, ► Ningxia and ► Guangxi. Short name  China Official  name People's Republic of China Status Independent country, statehood since 1766 BCE Location East Asia Capital 北京[4] (Beijing) Population 1,315,844.000 inhabitants Area 9,596.960 km² Major  languages Mandarin Chinese (official), variations of Chinese and minority languages. Main other language is Cantonese. Major  religions Chinese folk religion (combination of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism), Non-religious More information China, Geography of the China, History of the China and Politics of the China More  images China - China (Category). Monday, June 11, 2012