People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0

Country in East Asia

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is divided into 33 province-level divisions, including two special administrative regions. Beijing is the capital, while Shanghai is the most populous city by urban area. Its geography features the Central Plain, major rivers such as the Yangtze and Yellow River, deserts, subtropical and temperate forests, plateaus, and mountain ranges such as the Himalayas. It is the world's second-most populous country after India, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion. Covering 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third-largest country by area.

Also known as...Red China, PR China, Communist China, China PR, RPC, cn, The PRC, China, and P.R.C.
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