Administrative divisions
33 · First-level (ADM1)Boundaries shown do not imply endorsement.
Anhui ProvinceBeijing MunicipalityChongqing MunicipalityFujian ProvinceGansu ProvinceGuangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionGuangzhou ProvinceGuizhou ProvinceHainan ProvinceHebei ProvinceHeilongjiang ProvinceHenan ProvinceHong Kong Special Administrative RegionHubei ProvinceHunan ProvinceInner Mongolia Autonomous RegionJiangsu ProvinceJiangxi ProvinceJilin ProvinceLiaoning ProvinceMacau Special Administrative RegionNingxia Ningxia Hui Autonomous RegionQinghai ProvinceShaanxi ProvinceShandong ProvinceShanghai MunicipalityShanxi ProvinceSichuan ProvinceTianjin MunicipalityTibet Autonomous RegionXinjiang Uyghur Autonomous RegionYunnan ProvinceZhejiang Province
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 9,563,000 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | 963,600 km²Marine Regions [2024] |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 33 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| Location | Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and VietnamCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 14,500 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 22,457 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | Afghanistan 91 km; Bhutan 477 km; Burma 2,129 km; India 2,659 km; Kazakhstan 1,765 km; North Korea 1,352 km; Kyrgyzstan 1,063 km; Laos 475 km; Mongolia 4,630 km; Nepal 1,389 km; Pakistan 438 km; Russia (northeast) 4,133 km and Russia (northwest) 46 km; Tajikistan 477 km; Vietnam 1,297 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Terrain | mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in eastCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Climate | extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in northCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | coal, iron ore, helium, petroleum, natural gas, arsenic, bismuth, cobalt, cadmium, ferrosilicon, gallium, germanium, hafnium, indium, lithium, mercury, tantalum, tellurium, tin, titanium, tungsten, antimony, manganese, magnesium, molybdenum, selenium, strontium, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, rare earth elements, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest), arable landCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Mount Everest (highest peak in Asia and highest point on earth above sea level) 8,849 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | Turpan Pendi (Turfan Depression) -154 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | 1,840 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Area (comparative) | slightly smaller than the USCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern and eastern coasts); damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes; droughts; land subsidence volcanism: China contains some historically active volcanoes including Changbaishan (also known as Baitoushan, Baegdu, or P'aektu-san), Hainan Dao, and Kunlun although most have been relatively inactive in recent centuriesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm; contiguous zone: 24 nm; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental marginCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
