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China General Informaiton
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| The land of China is very big. It is not only the world's third largest country in area, behind only to Russia and Canada.; it is also the world's largest country in population, containing about a fifth of all humanity. China lies in eastern Asia and covers more than a fifth of the continent.
China and Asia
The land of China is as varied as it is vast. It ranges from subarctic regions in the north to tropical lowlands in the south and from fertile plains in the east to deserts in the west. The same can be said about its population, for the densities of certain areas are varied. Most of China's people live in densely populated areas in the east, while the west, despite making up about half the land area of the country, has less than 10 percent of the population.
So one can find about anything in China. Its variety of natural features bring towering cities or isolated villages; dry deserts or humid forests; grandeur mountains or neverending plains--mix and match, put them together. It's all in the Land of China. |
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| GENERAL FACTS |
Land Area |
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3,678,470 mi2; 9,527,200 km2 |
North-South Distance |
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2,500 mi; 4,023 km |
East-West Distance |
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3,000 mi; 4,828 km |
Coastline Distance |
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4,019 mi; 6,468 km |
Highest Elevation |
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Mount Everest. 29,028 ft; 8,848 mi |
Lowest Elevation |
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Turpan Depression. -505 ft, -154 m |
Terrain |
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West - mountains, plateaus, deserts |
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East - plains, deltas, hills |
Land Use |
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Arable land - 10% |
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Permanent crops - neglible |
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Meadows and Pastures - 31% |
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Forest and Woodland - 14% |
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other - 45% |
Population |
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1,159,133,000 (estimated 1994) |
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