China
China
Capital Beijing
9,596,960 km² · 1,406,585,000 people (2025) · Chinese yuan
The largest country in the world using a single time zone, so the sun rises in the far west around three hours later by the clock than in Beijing. China has a land border with fourteen countries — more than any other state except Russia, which also has fourteen. Its terrain runs from Mount Everest on the Nepalese border to the Turpan Depression at 154 m below sea level.
The facts
- Capital
- Beijing
- Largest city
- Shanghai
- Area
- 9,596,960 km² — 3,705,405 sq mi
- Population
- 1,406,585,000 (2025)
- Density
- 146.6 people per km²
- Currency
- Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥)
- Official language
- Standard Chinese
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Calling code
- +86
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- CN · CHN
- Continent
- Asia
How it compares
- By area
- 4 of 200
- By population
- 2 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 9,984,670 | 41,651,653 |
| United States | 9,833,517 | 341,784,857 |
| China ← | 9,596,960 | 1,406,585,000 |
| Brazil | 8,515,770 | 212,812,405 |
| Australia | 7,741,220 | 27,614,411 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of China?
- Beijing
- What currency does China use?
- The Chinese yuan (CNY).
- How big is China?
- 9,596,960 km², or 3,705,405 square miles — 4 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does China drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Canada 9,984,670 km²
- United States 9,833,517 km²
- Brazil 8,515,770 km²
- Australia 7,741,220 km²
- India Asia
- Indonesia Asia
- Pakistan Asia
- Bangladesh Asia
- Japan Asia
- Philippines Asia
- Vietnam Asia
- Iran Asia
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)