Geography of China
- China is: a megadiverse country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Asia
- East Asia
- Asia
- Time zone: China Standard Time (UTC+08)
- Extreme points of China
- High: Mount Everest 8,848 m (29,029 ft) – highest point on Earth
- Low: Turpan Depression −154 m (−505 ft)
- Land boundaries: 22,117 km
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- Mongolia 4,677 km
- Russia 3,645 km
- India (excluding the territorial border disputes; McMahon Line is 3,380 km
- Myanmar 2,185 km
- Kazakhstan 1,533 km
- North Korea 1,416 km
- Vietnam 1,281 km
- Nepal 1,236 km
- Kyrgyzstan 858 km
- Pakistan 523 km
- Bhutan 470 km
- Laos 423 km
- Tajikistan 414 km
- Afghanistan 76 km
- Coastline: 14,500 km
- Population of China: 1,321,851,888(2007) - 1st most populous country
- Area of China: 9,640,821 square kilometres (3,722,342 sq mi) - 3rd largest country
- Atlas of China
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