China Map

The People's Republic of China is the most populous state in the world; it has an estimated population of 1.3 billion. Covering a total area of 3,704,427 square miles, it is the world's third or fourth-largest country.

As the political map of China shows, China is located in the eastern part of Asia. It is bordered by Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan,Burma, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Vietnam.

The country lies on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean in the southern part of the Eurasian continent, sharing maritime borders with East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam.

The political map shows the national capital, provinces and their capitals, major cities, and the international borders of China.

Beijing is the capital of China is shown in the map marked with a red star. Also known as Peking, it is amongst the most developed cities in China.

Shanghai is the largest city in China covering a total area of 2,448.1 square miles. It is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River in eastern China.

The other major cities of China include: Guangzhou, Chengdu, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Xian, and Wuhan.

China comprises five autonomous areas, twenty-three provinces, five highly autonomous administrative regions, and four directly administered municipalities. The twenty-three provinces are:

• Anhui
• Fujian
• Gansu
• Guangdong
• Guizhou
• Hainan
• Hebei
• Heilongjiang
• Henan
• Hubei
• Hunan
• Jiangsu
• Jiangxi
• Jilin
• Liaoning
• Qinghai
• Shaanxi
• Shandong
• Shanxi
• Sichuan
• Taiwan
• Yunnan
• Zhejiang

Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang, and Tibet are the five autonomous regions; and the four municipalities are Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai and Tianjin. There are also two special administrative regions: Hong Kong and Macau.

China is a single-party socialist republic. The President of the country is Hu Jintao. Wen Jiabao is the Premier. The Premier is the head of government and is the head of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China.

The economy of the country is ranked as the world's second-largest economy. It is the largest exporter and second largest importer of goods in the world. Its primary trading partners are USA, Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, South Korea and Taiwan. China imports oil, mineral fuels, optical and medical equipments, metal ores, plastics while the major exports include apparels, textiles, iron and steel, and machinery.