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    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.

    Where China is located
    Outline of China
    Reference map of China (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of China (CIA World Factbook)By Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of China
    Location map of ChinaBy Milenioscuro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    China on the globe
    China on the globeBy Ssolbergj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Political map of China and neighboring countries
    Political map: China and its neighbors
    Map of the administrative divisions of China
    First-level administrative divisions of China

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    Administrative divisions of China

    China is divided into 32 provinces (31 shown on the map above — outlying territories are omitted).

    Show all 32 provinces
    • 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.

    Geography of China

    Continent
    Asia
    Region
    East Asia
    Area
    9,597,000 km²
    Coordinates
    35.86, 104.20
    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.