Country Information China

Map China:


Capital:	Beijing
Geography China:
Continent:	Asia
Location:	Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam
Area:	9,597,995 km²
Geographic coordinates:	35 00 N, 105 00 E
Elevation extremes:	lowest point: Turpan Pendi -154 m
	highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m
People China:
Population:	1,298,847,624 (July 2004 est.)
Language(s):	Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect)
Economy China:
Currency:	yuan (CNY) note:: also referred to as the Renminbi (RMB)
Currency code:	CNY
Miscellaneous China:
Country code plate:	RC
Internet country code:	.cn
for China-Flag