Where is China? 🇨🇳

China is located in the Northeastern Asia region at latitude 35.86166 and longitude 104.195397 and is part of the Asian continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

35° 51' 41.98'' N
104° 11' 43.43'' E

You can see the location of China on the world map below:

China on the World Map

The neighboring countries of China (CN) are:

China borders with the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, the South China Sea, and the Pacific Ocean.

Country	China
Coordinates	Latitude: 35.86166 Longitude: 104.195397
Country Codes	Alpha 2: CN Alpha 3: CHN
Country Flag Emoji	🇨🇳
Int. Phone Prefix	+86
Capital city	Beijing
Continent / Subcontinent	Asia Northeastern Asia
Country Area	9,596,960 sq km
Population 2024	1,408,975,000 World Rank: 2
Median Age	37.9
Life expectancy	78.0
Major languages	Standard Chinese or Mandarin (official; Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
UTC/GMT Time	Number of time zones: 1 UTC+08:00
Internet TLD	.cn
Biggest Airport	Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)
Average temperature	7.50 °C 45.50 °F
Administrative Divisions	4 municipalities 23 provinces 5 autonomous regions 2 special administrative regions
Political system	One-party communist state

World Bank Income Group	Upper middle income
World Bank Region	East Asia & Pacific
Currency	Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
GDP in 2024	$18743.8 (billions of USD) World Rank: 2
GDP per capita in 2024	$13,303 World Rank: 92
Major Industries / Economic Sectors	Manufacturing, agriculture, services, energy
Top 5 Import Countries	United States, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia
Top 5 Export Countries	United States, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan

Here are the largest cities in China based on 2024 data: