Recognised as Country
China
- CN
- Asia
- CNY
- .cn
China (CN/CHN) is a country in Asia with its capital at Beijing. It covers about 9,596,961 km² with a population of roughly 1,410,000,000, uses the CNY, dials on +86, owns the .cn internet domain and keeps its capital on Asia/Shanghai. It borders 14 countries.
Identity
Official short nameChina
CapitalBeijing
ContinentAsia
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2CN
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3CHN
Internet TLD.cn
Calling code+86
Currency codeCNY
Geography
Latitude35.8617° N
Longitude104.1954° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area9,596,961 km²3,705,407 square miles
Land neighbours14
Distance from London7,840 kmto the approximate centre of China, not to Beijing. ENE, bearing 56.4°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAsia/Shanghaithe IANA zone for Beijing; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+08:00
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+08:00
Offset in JulyUTC+08:00
Current offsetUTC+08:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 22:59
Hours ahead of UTC8
Population & scale
Population1,410,000,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density146.9 per km²≈
Share of world population17.407%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset4 of 196
Population rank in this dataset2 of 196
Neighbouring countries
Mongolia1,224 km centre to centre
North Korea2,093 km centre to centre
Vietnam2,458 km centre to centre
Myanmar1,744 km centre to centre
Pakistan3,285 km centre to centre
Afghanistan3,315 km centre to centre
Tajikistan2,913 km centre to centre
Kyrgyzstan2,614 km centre to centre
Kazakhstan3,325 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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