Political Map of China

Background
China, one of the potential superpowers of the world, is also the most populated and the fourth largest country of the world. China, officially People Republic of China, has 47 wonderful UNESCO’s World Heritage sites, making it the second country with most heritage sites in the world. Beijing is the capital and Shanghai is the largest city of the colorful country. China is divided into 23 provinces. 22 of the provinces are controlled by the People's Republic of China (PRC). The 23rd province, Taiwan, is claimed by the PRC but it is not controlled by the PRC and is thus a de facto.
The third most visited country of the world, China apart from its natural beauty and landscape, offers a glimpse of its traditional culture to its visitors in the form of its magnificent art, architecture, dance, paintings, literature, music, films, etc. Besides, China’s diverse cuisine also depicts the country’s culinary history.

Geography
Located East of Asia, between 18° and 54° N latitudes and 73° and 135°E longitudes, China also shares the longest combined land border with fourteen countries in the world. China has maritime boundary with Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan. Also, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea border the country. China has a total area of 9,596,960 km2. Climatically this country experiences wide range of climate type from sub-arctic in the north and tropical in the south. China also boasts of diverse landscape with wide grassland dominating the north, deltas in the center, and the east and hilly region in the south.

Economy
China, since its economic liberalization in 1978, has been experiencing fast economic growth. In fact as per 2013 data, China has world’s second largest economy in term of nominal GDP. China also has strong science, technology and infrastructure base. Agriculture is also a main driver of China’s economy and it is the world leader in agricultural output in gross value.

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	1,349,585,838 (July 2013 estimate)
Form of Government	Single-party state (Communist Party)
National Day	October 1, 1949 (PRC founded)
Head of State	President Xi Jinping, Vice President Li Yuanchao
Head of Government	Premier Li Keqiang
Currency	Renmibi
GDP	$12.38 trillion (2012 est.)
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.