China (chn)

China

China ranks 1,866th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Royal Tunbridge Wells, Cosenza, and Bad Homburg. Memorable people born in China include Yu the Great, Tang of Shang, and Linji Yixuan. Memorable people who died in China include Laozi, Zhang Qian, and Tang of Shang. China has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and philosophers. China is located in China.

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), 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. With an area of nearly 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third-largest country by total land area. The country is divided into 33 province-level divisions: 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Read more on Wikipedia