China
People's Republic of China · 中华人民共和国
- Capital
- Beijing
- Population
- 1.41 billion 2025
- Area
- 9,706,961 km²
- Neighbours
- 14
China lies in Eastern Asia and shares land borders with Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Vietnam. It also borders Hong Kong and Macau, its special administrative regions. No country in this atlas has more land neighbours; Russia has the same number. At 9,706,961 km², it is the 3rd-largest country on Earth by area.
China has the 2nd-largest population in the world: 1.41 billion people in 2025, according to the World Bank. That works out at 145 people per km². The urban share of the population was 66.3% in 2025. The population shrank by 0.17% in 2025.
In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$13,862 in current US dollars: 73rd of 191 worldwide, 15th of 46 in Asia. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 78.0 years. The fertility rate was 1.01 births per woman in 2024.
Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. From 18.2°N to 53.6°N, it spans about 3,929 km north to south. Directly through the Earth from Beijing, the antipode falls on land, in Argentina.
How it compares Asia: 47 countries
| Measure | Figure | World | Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,585,0002025, World Bank | 2nd of 194 | 2nd of 47 |
| Area | 9,706,961 km²world-countries | 3rd of 195 | 1st of 47 |
| GDP | US$19.50 trillion2025, World Bank, current US$ | 2nd of 191 | 1st of 46 |
| GDP per capita | US$13,8622025, World Bank, current US$ | 73rd of 191 | 15th of 46 |
| Population density | 145 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries | 62nd of 194 | 20th of 47 |
| Life expectancy | 78.0 years2024, World Bank | 53rd of 194 | 13th of 47 |
| Urban population | 66.3%2025, World Bank | 85th of 194 | 22nd of 47 |
| Forest area | 24.0% of land2024, World Bank | 113th of 194 | 20th of 47 |
| Population growth | -0.17% a year2025, World Bank | 172nd of 194 | 43rd of 47 |
| Internet users | 91.6%2025, World Bank | 46th of 188 | 14th of 45 |
| Fertility rate | 1.01 births per woman2024, World Bank | 190th of 194 | 45th of 47 |
| Land neighbours | 14world-countries; among the 195; also borders Hong Kong, Macau | 1st of 195 | 1st of 47 |
Closest in areaCanada, United States and Brazil
Closest in populationIndia, United States and Indonesia
Neighbours 14 countries by land and 2 other areas, nearest capital first
- North Korea810 kmBeijing to Pyongyang, capital to capital
- Mongolia1,166 kmBeijing to Ulan Bator, capital to capital
- Vietnam2,327 kmBeijing to Hanoi, capital to capital
- Laos2,778 kmBeijing to Vientiane, capital to capital
- Bhutan2,820 kmBeijing to Thimphu, capital to capital
- Myanmar2,960 kmBeijing to Naypyidaw, capital to capital
- Nepal3,154 kmBeijing to Kathmandu, capital to capital
- Kyrgyzstan3,466 kmBeijing to Bishkek, capital to capital
- Kazakhstan3,651 kmBeijing to Astana, capital to capital
- India3,780 kmBeijing to New Delhi, capital to capital
- Pakistan3,871 kmBeijing to Islamabad, capital to capital
- Tajikistan4,054 kmBeijing to Dushanbe, capital to capital
- Afghanistan4,174 kmBeijing to Kabul, capital to capital
- Russia5,791 kmBeijing to Moscow, capital to capital
- Hong KongBeijing to City of Victoria; no separate sheet: not one of the 195 countries in this atlas
- Macauno separate sheet: not one of the 195 countries in this atlas
China also borders Hong Kong and Macau, its special administrative regions. They are listed here but not counted or ranked as neighbours.
Where on Earth main landmass
- Hemispheres
- Northern and Eastern
- Capital
- Beijing
39.93°N 116.39°E - Northernmost latitude
- 53.56°N
- Southernmost latitude
- 18.22°N
- Westernmost longitude
- 73.61°E
- Easternmost longitude
- 134.75°E
- North to south
- about 3,929 km
- Antipode of Beijing
- 39.93°S 63.61°W
on land, in Argentina