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China
China is a country in Eastern Asia with its capital in Beijing.
- Capital
- Beijing
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
- Population
- 1.4 billion
- Languages
- Chinese
- Currency
- Chinese yuan (¥)
- Area
- 9,706,961 km²
- Borders
- 🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇧🇹 Bhutan 🇮🇳 India 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 🇱🇦 Laos 🇲🇳 Mongolia 🇲🇲 Myanmar 🇳🇵 Nepal 🇰🇵 North Korea 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇷🇺 Russia 🇹🇯 Tajikistan 🇻🇳 Vietnam
💡 Most-populous nation until 2023, then overtaken by India.
About the flag
Designed by Zeng Liansong in 1949, the large star represents the Communist Party and the four smaller stars the people; each small star is turned to point at the large one.
How to spot it: Red with one big and four small yellow stars in the top-left corner; Vietnam’s has a single central star.
Often confused with: 🇻🇳 Vietnam