China

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Capital: Beijing
Population: 1.4B
Area: 9.7M km²

About China

China dominates East Asia, stretching from the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau to the Pacific coast, with the Gobi Desert in the north and tropical hills in the south. Its capital, Beijing, served as an imperial seat for centuries and houses the Forbidden City. Home to one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations, China gave the world paper, printing, the compass, and gunpowder.

China spans five geographical time zones but officially keeps its clocks set to a single one, Beijing Time.
China shares land borders with 14 countries, tying it with Russia for the most neighbours in the world.
The summit of Mount Everest sits exactly on China's border with Nepal.