Eastern Asia
Flag of China
One time zone, five geographical zones.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #d81800 96%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Flags people confuse it with
China in numbers
| Official name | People's Republic of China |
|---|---|
| Capital | Beijing |
| Region | Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Population | 1,402,112,000 |
| Area | 9,706,961 km² · 144 people per km² |
| Currency | Chinese yuan (CNY) |
| Languages | Chinese |
| Country codes | CN · CHN · .cn |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- All of China operates on Beijing Time (UTC+8), despite spanning 5 natural time zones.
- The Yangtze is the longest river entirely within one country — 6,300 km.
- China has 56 officially recognized ethnic groups; Han are ~91% of the population.
Did you know
The Great Wall is not one wall but a network of walls built over 2,000 years — its total length exceeds 21,000 km.
Neighbours
- Afghanistan
- Bhutan
- Myanmar
- India
- Kazakhstan
- Nepal
- North Korea
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Mongolia
- Pakistan
- Russia
- Tajikistan
- Vietnam
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.