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Region | South East Asia |
Capital | Beijing |
Area, km2 | 9 596 960 |
Population | 1 339 450 000 |
Population growth, per year | 8 840 370 |
Average life expectancy, years | 72.95 (m. 71.1, fem. 74.8) |
Population density, ppl./km2 | 139.57 |
Official languages | Chinese |
Currency | Chinese yuan |
International phone code | 86 |
Internet tld | cn |
Time zone | UTC+8 |
International organizations participation China (excl. Hong Kong SAR) | — |
Land borders | Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kyrgyzstan, North Korea (DPRK), Kazakhstan, Lao (People's Democratic Republic), Myanmar, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, Viet Nam |
Access to the seas and oceans | East China Sea, Yellow Sea, South China Sea |