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China

الصين

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Key facts

Official name
People's Republic of China
Name in Arabic
الصين
Capital
Beijing
Region
Asia
Subregion
East Asia
Official languages
Chinese
Currency
Chinese Yuan · ¥ · CNY
Area
9,706,961 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

About China

China is a country in East Asia, one of the 47 countries of Asia on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is People's Republic of China. In Arabic, the name is written الصين, and the capital بكين. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of China is Beijing. Beijing lies at about 40° north and 116° east. The official language of China is Chinese. Its currency is the Chinese Yuan, with the symbol ⁨¥⁩ and the international code CNY.

China covers about 9,706,961 square kilometres, which puts it 3rd by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 14 countries: Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Laos, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Tajikistan, North Korea, and Bhutan. The largest of these neighbours by area is Russia. Other countries in East Asia include Japan and South Korea. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Asia quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes China with the other countries of the same region.

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