Here are 14 fascinating facts about china:

1) China is officially known as the People's Republic of China.



2) China has the largest population in the world, with over 1.404 billion people as of September 2017.


3) China is the 3rd largest country by area with approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi).


4) China belongs to the continent of Asia. Bordering countries include Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma, India, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam.


5) The capital city is Beijing, while the most populated city is Shanghai. Other major cities include Chongqing,  Shenzhen and Guangzhou.


 6) In china 58.52% of the population live in urban areas.


7) China experiences typhoons(آندھی/Ú¯َرد باد) every year and also suffers from floods(سیلاب), tsunamis (
سونامی),earthquakes and droughts(خشک سالی/قحط).



8) The famous Giant Panda is found near the Yangtze River in China.


9) China has the longest in Asia and third-longest in the world and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country, the Yangtze River, which reaches 5,797km (3,602 miles) in length. It also has the sixth longest, the Yellow River, with an estimated length of 5,464 km (3,395 mi).
Yangtze River

The Yellow River at the Hukou Falls

10) China is the second largest economy in the world, after the United States of America.

Shanghai, the financial centre of China
11) The Great Wall of China is the largest man made structure in the world, stretching an incredible 8,850 kilometers (5,500 miles).
12) In 2003, China became the third country to successfully send a person to space.



13) China hosted the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.


14) There are many different languages spoken in China, including Mandarin, Yue, Wu, Minbei, Minnan, Xiang, Gan and Hakka.