China

Asia · Eastern Asia

China

People's Republic of China
Asia · Eastern Asia · Capital: Beijing

Quick facts about China

Official name	People's Republic of China
Capital	Beijing
Continent & subregion	Asia · Eastern Asia
Population	1,410,710,000 people (world rank 2)
Area	9,706,961 km²
Density	145 people/km²
Share of world population	17.55% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$18,270.4 billion
Urbanisation	65.5% urban population
Life expectancy	78 years
Currency	Chinese yuan (¥) — CNY
Languages	Chinese
Internet domain	`.cn`
Calling code	+86
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$12,951 · see world ranking
Internet Users	90.6% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	4.4 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	9.2 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	23.9% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means China did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Afghanistan Bhutan Myanmar Hong Kong India Kazakhstan Nepal North Korea Kyrgyzstan Laos Macau Mongolia Pakistan Russia Tajikistan Vietnam

The geographic position is roughly 35°, 105°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.