GEOGRAPHY

• Total area 9,596,961 sq km
• Total land boundary 22,117 km
• Border countries Afghanistan 76 km, Bhutan 470 km, Burma 2,185 km, India 3,380 km, Kazakhstan 1,533 km, North Korea 1,416 km, Kyrgyzstan 858 km, Laos 423 km, Mongolia 4,677 km, Nepal 1,236 km, Pakistan 523 km, Russia (northeast) 3,605 km, Russia (northwest) 40 km, Tajikistan 414 km, Vietnam 1,281 km
• Coastline 14,500 km
• Capital city: Beijing
• Elevation extremes: lowest point: Turpan Pendi -154 m, highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m