Map of China
People's Republic of China
China is located in East Asia. Below you can see where China sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Beijing.
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Administrative divisions of China
China is divided into 32 provinces (31 shown on the map above — outlying territories are omitted).
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- Anhui
- Beijing
- Chongqing
- Fujian
- Gansu
- Guangdong
- Guangxi
- Guizhou
- Hainan
- Hebei
- Heilongjiang
- Henan
- Hubei
- Hunan
- Inner Mongol
- Jiangsu
- Jiangxi
- Jilin
- Liaoning
- Ningxia
- Paracel Islands
- Qinghai
- Shaanxi
- Shandong
- Shanghai
- Shanxi
- Sichuan
- Tianjin
- Xinjiang
- Xizang
- Yunnan
- Zhejiang
Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.
Where is China?
China lies in East Asia. Its geographic centre is at about 35.86° N, 104.20° E, and the capital, Beijing, is at 39.90° N, 116.41° E.
With 9,597,000 km², it is the largest of the 46 countries in Asia — about 39 times the size of the United Kingdom.
China lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.
Neighbouring countries: Russia, Mongolia, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan.
Geography of China
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- East Asia
- Area
- 9,597,000 km²
- Geographic centre
- 35.86° N, 104.20° E
- Capital (Beijing)
- 39.90° N, 116.41° E
- Size rank in Asia
- 1 of 46
- Highest point
- Mount Everest (8,849 m, shared with Nepal)
- Land borders
- 14
Bordering countries: Russia, Mongolia, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan.