CN
China
People's Republic of China
China sits in Eastern Asia and uses CNY - Chinese yuan (¥). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Beijing
Population
1.4B
Area
9.7M km2
Population
1.4B
1,404,890,000 people
Area
9.7M km2
9,706,961 square kilometers
Density
145/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Beijing
39.92, 116.38
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
China, officially listed here as People's Republic of China, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make China, CN, CHN, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. China is grouped under Asia, more specifically Eastern Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 1,404,890,000 people and a land area of 9,706,961 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 145 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 35, 105, while the capital coordinate reference is 39.92, 116.38. China shares listed land borders with AFG, BTN, MMR, HKG, IND, KAZ, NPL, PRK, KGZ, LAO, MAC, MNG, PAK, RUS, TJK, VNM, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Beijing (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in China, capital of China, and major urban areas in China. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary communist state. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include BRICS, G20 and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
China uses calling code +86, postal format ######, and time zone data listed as UTC+08:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists CNY - Chinese yuan (¥), while language records include Chinese. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as RC. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 36 for 2022.
How to use this profile
This China profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
CN / CHN
Top-level domains
.cn, .中国, .中國, .公司, .网络
Continents
Asia
Border countries
AFG, BTN, MMR, HKG, IND, KAZ, NPL, PRK, KGZ, LAO, MAC, MNG, PAK, RUS, TJK, VNM
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
RC
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for China is represented by the CN country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Chongqing
Chongqing
32,054,159
admin
#2
Guangzhou
Guangdong
26,940,000
admin
#3
Shanghai
Shanghai
24,870,895
admin
#4
Beijing
Beijing
21,893,095
primary
#5
Chengdu
Sichuan
20,937,757
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary communist state
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+86
Postal format
######
Timezones
UTC+08:00
Languages
Chinese
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
36
2022