Political Map of China

The People's Republic of China is the most populous country in the world; it has an estimated population of 1.3 billion. Covering a total area of 3,704,427 square miles, China is the world's second largest country by land area.
China is located in southeastern part Asia, and is bordered by Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan,Burma, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam.

China is situated on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean, sharing maritime borders with the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and the South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam.

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

China's capital is Beijing, located in northeastern China. Also known as Peking, Beijing 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. Shanghai is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River in eastern China. Other major cities of China include: Guangzhou, Chengdu, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Xian, and Wuhan.

China comprises twenty-three provinces (if Taiwan is included), five autonomous administrative regions, and four directly administered municipalities.

Anhui Fujian Gansu Guangdong Guizhou Hainan Hebei Heilongjiang

Henan Hubei Hunan Jiangsu Jiangxi Jilin Liaoning Qinghai

Shaanxi Shandong Shanxi Sichuan Taiwan Yunnan Zhejiang

Autonomous Regions of China: Guangxi Inner Mongolia Ningxia Xinjiang Tibet

Municipalities of China: Beijing Chongqing Shanghai Tianjin

Special Administrative Regions: Hong Kong Macau

China Fast Facts

Name:	People's Republic of China
Continent:	Asia
Capital:	Beijing
Area:	9,596,961 square kilometers
Population:	1,343,239,923 (2012 estimate)
Form of Government:	Single-party state (Communist Party)
National Day:	October 1, 1949 (PRC founded)
Head of State:	President Hu Jintao, Vice President Xi Jinping
Head of Government:	Premier Wen Jibao
Currency:	Renmibi
GDP:	$11.299 trillion (2011 estimate)
Major languages:	Standard Chinese/Mandarin, Yue, Wu
Major religions:	Daoism, Buddhism

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Last Update On : August 04, 2012

Division	Population: 1999-12-31 estimate	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Conventional	Capital
Anhui	66,393,749	140,455	54,230	Anhwei	Hefei
Beijing	11,358,672	16,808	6,490	Peking	Beijing
Chongqing	30,921,643	82,403	31,816	Chungking	Chongqing
Fujian	32,835,978	122,919	47,459	Fukien	Fuzhou
Gansu	25,151,034	459,233	177,311	Kansu	Lanzhou
Guangdong	72,830,191	178,341	68,858	Kwangtung	Guangzhou
Guangxi Zhuang	46,575,918	235,001	90,734	Kwangsi Chuang	Nanning
Guizhou	36,300,720	174,976	67,559	Kweichow	Guiyang
Hainan	7,432,117	60,438	23,335	Hainan	Haikou
Hebei	70,102,861	187,240	72,294	Hopeh	Shijiazhuang
Heilongjiang	36,608,425	431,767	166,706	Heilungkiang	Harbin
Henan	125,809,220	166,310	64,213	Honan	Zhengzhou
Hubei	59,425,019	185,673	71,689	Hupeh	Wuhan
Hunan	65,541,582	211,231	81,557	Hunan	Changsha
Jiangsu	70,011,819	98,285	37,948	Kiangsu	Nanjing
Jiangxi	48,538,550	171,041	66,039	Kiangsi	Nanchang
Jilin	26,666,561	191,038	73,760	Kirin	Changchun
Liaoning	42,988,207	147,451	56,931	Liaoning	Shenyang
Nei Mongol	23,383,101	1,181,104	456,027	Inner Mongolia	Hohhot
Ningxia Hui	5,432,891	52,188	20,150	Ningsia Hui	Yinchuan
Qinghai	4,761,201	720,459	278,171	Tsinghai	Xining
Shaanxi	35,440,589	204,846	79,091	Shensi	Xian
Shandong	89,216,648	156,219	60,316	Shantung	Jinan
Shanghai	13,356,282	6,500	2,510	Shanghai	Shanghai
Shanxi	32,129,378	149,708	57,803	Shansi	Taiyuan
Sichuan	83,947,260	491,146	189,633	Szechwan	Chengdu
Tianjin	9,156,843	11,943	4,611	Tientsin	Tianjin
Xinjiang Uygur	17,734,799	1,743,441	673,146	Sinkiang Uighur	Urumqi
Xizang	2,477,195	1,178,577	455,051	Tibet	Lhasa
Yunnan	40,273,265	388,610	150,043	Yunnan	Kunming
Zhejiang	47,042,095	106,078	40,957	Chekiang	Hangzhou
31 divisions	1,279,843,813	9,651,429	3,726,438

Note - Population : 1999-12-31 estimate. Source: Chinese National Bureau of Statistics.