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Map
of China
A Brief Introduction About China's Geography, Population and
Economy
(Map
of China from travelchinaguide.com)
Map of China
Reviewing - China is the world's third-largest nation by area and the
largest by population as shown at this map of China. China is bordered by the Mongolian Republic and
Russia on the north, by Russia and North Korea on the north-east , by
the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea on the east, by the South China
Sea on the south, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, India, Bhutan, and Nepal on
south-west, by Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan on the west ; and
by Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan on the north-west. China covers 6,000,000
square miles and spanning 60 longitudinal degrees.
For centuries,
China has played a leading role in civilization, excelling in arts and
sciences. China, a land of beauty and fascination, attracts adventurous
travelers all over the world.
A
brief introduction about China's geography, population and economy
Official
Country Name:
The People's
Republic of China
Government:
The National People's Congress
Geography:
China is the
world's third-largest country, after Canada and US.
Population:
1.26 billion (July 2000)
Area:
9,600,000 sq. km
Coastline:
14,500 km
Capital
City:
Beijing (12 million population)
Languages:
Official Language: Mandarin Chinese or Putonghua, based on the Beijing
dialect.
Other Languages: Seven other major Chinese dialects, Yue (Cantonese),
Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang,
Gan, Hakka.
Religions:
69% Non-religious or atheist; 20% orthodox Chinese beliefs, mainly
Confucianism and Daoism
9% Buddhism, 2% Other, including Muslim and Christian.
Largest
Metropolitan Areas:
Shanghai 14,150,000
Beijing 12,510,000
Tianjin 9,420,000
(1995 estimates)
Climate:
Extremely diverse, tropical in the south to sub-arctic in the north.
Ethnic
Groups:
Han Chinese: 92%
Zhuang, Uygur,
Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean, and other
nationalities: 8%
Nature
Resources:
A wide range of minerals are to be found in China, among them coal,
iron, copper, aluminum, mercury and others. The size of Chinese mineral
reserves is rated third largest in the world. China is also rich in oil
and natural gas resources
Industries:
Services sector contributes 32% to the Chinese economy, industry
contributes approximately 53% and the balance, 15% in agriculture and
forestry
Main
Export Products:
Machinery and equipment, clothing and toys
Main
Export:
21% to the United States,17% to Hong Kong and approximately 14% to Japan
Main
Import:
18% from Japan, 12% from Taiwan, 10% from South Korea. 8% from United
States
Main
Trading Partner:
United States, Japan and Taiwan
GDP
- Per capita
Estimated at 5,000
dollars, low compared to the developed countries
Monthly
Wage:
800 - 2,500
Yuan(between 30 - 97 dollars) as of April 2004. Average monthly salary
in the financial sector as well as in business with foreign investments
is very much higher.
Map of China
*Economy
data are based on year 2003 collected by worldwide-tax.com
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