People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China is a country in East Asia. Its capital is Beijing. About 1.4 billion people live there (2025). It covers 9,596,961 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Beijing
- People (2025)
- 1.4 billion
- Area
- 9,596,961 km²
- Currency
- renminbi
People's Republic of China at a glance
- In its own language
- 中华人民共和国, 中華人民共和國, 中国, 中國
- Status
- Country
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Beijing
- Population
- 1,404,890,000 (2025)
- Area
- 9,596,961 km² (3,705,406 mi²)
- People are called
- Chinese
- Official languages
- Standard Chinese, Chinese, Putonghua
- Currency
- renminbi
- GDP (nominal)
- US$17963 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 79 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.768 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 38.2 (2019)
- Unemployment
- 5% (2014)
- Government
- people's republic
- Head of state
- Xi Jinping (since 2013)
- Head of government
- Li Qiang (since 2023)
- Country codes
- CN, CHN
- Calling code
- +86
- Internet domain
- .cn, .中国, .中國, .公司
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- China Standard Time, UTC+08:00, Asia/Shanghai, Asia/Urumqi
- Coordinates
- 35.844722222222224°, 103.45194444444445°
People's Republic of China and its neighbours
People's Republic of China borders Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Russia, North Korea, Afghanistan, South Korea and Japan. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- People's Republic of China
- Neighbours
Divisions of People's Republic of China
- Beijing
- Tianjin
- Hebei
- Shanxi
- Inner Mongolia
- Liaoning
- Jilin
- Heilongjiang
- Shanghai
- Jiangsu
- Zhejiang
- Anhui
- Fujian
- Jiangxi
- Shandong
- Henan
- Hubei
- Hunan
- Guangdong
- Guangxi
- Hainan
- Chongqing
- Sichuan
- Guizhou
- Yunnan
- Hong Kong
- Tibet Autonomous Region
- Shaanxi
- Gansu
- Qinghai
- Ningxia
- Xinjiang
- Macau
Member of
- United Nations
- World Trade Organization
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- G20
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- African Development Bank
- United Nations–African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur
- ASEAN Regional Forum
- Asian Development Bank
- Caribbean Development Bank
and 18 more organisations.
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Questions
What is the capital of People's Republic of China?
The capital of People's Republic of China is Beijing.
What is the population of People's Republic of China?
People's Republic of China has about 1,404,890,000 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is People's Republic of China?
People's Republic of China covers 9,596,961 square kilometres (3,705,406 square miles).
What currency does People's Republic of China use?
The renminbi.
What language is spoken in People's Republic of China?
The official languages of People's Republic of China are Standard Chinese, Chinese and Putonghua.
Which countries border People's Republic of China?
People's Republic of China shares a border with Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Russia, North Korea, Afghanistan, South Korea and Japan.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.