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China

People's Republic of China ยท Eastern Asia

UN member

China is a country in Eastern Asia, with Beijing as its capital, home to about 1,406,585,000 people. Below are its flag, capital, currency, calling code, ISO codes and the countries it borders.

Capital
Beijing
Region
Eastern Asia
Currency
Chinese yuan (CNY ยฅ)
Calling code
+86
ISO codes
CN / CHN / 156
Flag emoji
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Population
1,406,585,000 (2025)
Area
9,706,961 kmยฒ
Languages
Chinese
Internet domain
.cn, .ไธญๅ›ฝ, .ไธญๅœ‹, .ๅ…ฌๅธ, .็ฝ‘็ปœ
Demonym
Chinese

Bordering countries

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Afghanistan๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡น Bhutan๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Kazakhstan๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Kyrgyzstan๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Laos๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ด Macau๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ Mongolia๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Myanmar๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Nepal๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ต North Korea๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏ Tajikistan๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam

About China

China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a United Nations member state in Eastern Asia. Its capital and seat of government is Beijing. It shares land borders with 16 countries. The official currency is the Chinese yuan (ยฅ), using the code CNY.

To call China from abroad, dial the country code +86. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes CN (alpha-2) and CHN (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 1,406,585,000.

Frequently asked questions

What is the capital of China?
The capital of China is Beijing.
What currency does China use?
China uses the Chinese yuan (CNY, symbol ยฅ).
What is the country calling code for China?
The international dialling code for China is +86.
What are the ISO codes for China?
China has the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code CN, the alpha-3 code CHN and the numeric code 156.
What is the flag emoji for China?
The flag emoji for China is ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ. You can copy it from the top of this page.

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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Dataset compiled 2026-07-02.