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  2. Geography of China - Wikipedia

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    The People's Republic of China has an area of about 9,600,000 km 2 (3,700,000 sq mi). The exact land area is sometimes challenged by border disputes, most notably about Taiwan, Aksai Chin, the Trans-Karakoram Tract, and South Tibet. The area of the People's Republic of China is 9,596,960 km 2 (3,705,410 sq mi) according to the CIA's The World ...

  3. China - Wikipedia

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    China, [h] officially the People's Republic of China ( PRC ), [i] is a country in East Asia. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the world's second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land.

  4. List of ethnic groups in China - Wikipedia

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    Part of a poster in Beijing showing the 56 ethnic groups of China. The following ethnic groups living in China are not recognized by the Chinese government: Äynu people – classified as Uyghurs. Altai people – classified as Mongols [12] Fuyu Kyrgyz people – classified as Kyrgyz. Gejia people – classified as Miao.

  5. Outline of China - Wikipedia

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    Outline of China. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to China : The People's Republic of China is the most extensive country in East Asia and the third most extensive country in the world. [1] [note 1] With a population of over 1,400,000,000, it is the second most populous country in the world . The Chinese ...

  6. Cartography of China - Wikipedia

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    On the reverse side of the engraving is another map, Huayi tu. Chinese cartography began in the 5th century BC during the Warring States period when cartographers started to make maps of the Earth's surface. Its scope extended beyond China's borders with the expansion of the Chinese Empire under the Han dynasty.

  7. Administrative divisions of China - Wikipedia

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    The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there are five levels of local government; the provincial (province, autonomous region, municipality, and special administrative region), prefecture, county, township, and village. Since the 17th century, provincial boundaries in China have remained largely ...

  8. Map of China - Wikipedia

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    Map of China. Map of China is a 2008 sculpture by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. [1] The sculpture has been reported as resembling a park bench or tree trunk, [2] but its cross-section is a map of China. It is four metres long and weighs 635 kilograms. [1]

  9. The Historical Atlas of China - Wikipedia

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    The Historical Atlas of China. The Historical Atlas of China ( traditional Chinese: 中國歷史地圖集; simplified Chinese: 中国历史地图集; pinyin: Zhōngguó lìshǐ dìtú jí) is an 8-volume work published in Beijing between 1982 and 1988, edited by Tan Qixiang. It contains 304 maps and 70,000 placenames in total. The Concise ...

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