China is a sovereign state located in East Asia. It is the world's most
populous country, with a population of over 1.35 billion. It exercises
jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled
municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and two mostly
self-governing special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau). China Covering
approximately 9.6 million square kilometers, China is the world's second-largest
country by land area and either the third
or fourth-largest by total area, depending on the method of measurement. China's landscape is vast and diverse, ranging from forest
steppes and the Gobi and Taklamakan deserts in the arid north to subtropical
forests in the wetter south.
The word "China" is derived from the Persian word Cin , which is from the Sanskrit word
Cīna.It is first recorded in
1516 in the journal of the Portuguese explorer Duarte Barbosa. The journal was translated and published in
England in 1555.
Capital :
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Beijing
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Area:
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9,596,961
square km
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National Bird:
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Red-Crowned Crane
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National Animal:
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Giant Panda
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National Flower:
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Plum Blossom
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National Language:
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Chinese
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National Sport
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Dragon Boat
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National Dance:
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Dragon Dance
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Chief Minister:
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Tun
Fuad Stephens
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Major Occupation:
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Agriculture
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Time Zone:
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(UTC+8)
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