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 the second-most populous country after India, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, representing 17% of the world's population. China borders fourteen countries by land across an area of 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), making it the third-largest country by area. The country is divided into 33 province-level divisions: 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the capital, while Shanghai is the most populous city by urban area and largest financial center.

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