China is located on the southeast of Asia. Following Russia and Canada, China is the third largest country in the world, with approximately 9.6 million square kilometers territory. It's also the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.4 billion in 2019.
China shares international borders with 14 sovereign states, from the east to west they are Korea (North), Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam.
China has a total of 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions (Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Tibet, Ningxia, Xinjiang), 4 municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing) and 2 Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong, Macao).
It has a continuous culture dating back nearly 4000 years and originated from many foundations of modern times.
China has a vast territory, and it has more than one type of climate due to different geographical zones. In China, there is tropical zone, subtropical zone, warm temperate zone, middle temperate zone, cold temperate zone and plateau zone.
