Where is China Located?

 

China is situated between latitudes 18° and 54° North and longitudes 73° and 135° East, which is in Eastern Asia. Fourteen countries share boundaries with China. The total land boundaries of China measure 22,117 kilometers (13,743 miles) long.
With a population of over 1.3 billion residents, the People’s Republic of China is the most densely populated nation in the world. China consists of twenty-two provinces, One claimed province, four municipalities, five autonomous regions, and two specially administered regions. The capital of China is Beijing.

The total area of China is 9,640,821 square kilometers (3,704,427 square miles). In terms of land area, the People’s Republic of China is the second largest country in the world and in terms of total area, the fourth largest country in the world. China’s shoreline extends approximately 14,500 kilometers (9,000 miles), the eleventh longest shoreline in the world. China is bordered by the South China Sea to the southeast and by the East China Sea towards the east, separating China from Korea, Taiwan, and Japan.

Facts About China

Country Name	China
Continent	Asia
Capital of China	Beijing
The largest city in China	Shanghai
Area	9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi) Water (%) 0.28%
Population	1.45 billion approx
Lat Long	35, 103
Official Language	Standard Chinese
Calling Code	+86
Time Zone	China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Airports in China	182 commercial airports ( 2012), 82 new airports planned to open by 2015
Neighbor countries	Russia, India, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan, Pakistan, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, Mongolia, Laos, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Internet TLD	.cn
Currency	Renminbi

The 14 nations bordering China are as follows:

Laos Vietnam India Myanmar Nepal Bhutan Afghanistan

Pakistan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Russia Kazakhstan North Korea Mongolia

The country of China is on the Asia continent and the latitude and longitude of the country are 32.9043° N and 110.4677° E.

The neighboring countries of China are:

1. Afghanistan
2. Bhutan
3. Burma
4. India
5. Kazakhstan
6. Kyrgyzstan
7. Laos
8. Mongolia
9. Nepal
10. Pakistan
11. Philippines
12. Russia
13. Tajikistan

Maritime Boundaries

1. South Korea
2. Taiwan
3. Japan