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China is the world third largest country by area most populous country (9.6 million km2 – 1.35 billion inhabitants). China borders 14 countries counted clockwise from south: Vietnam, Laos, Burma, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia and North Korea. Mainland China's eastern seaboard has a 14,500-kilometre long coastline bounded on the southeast by the South China Sea and on the east by the East China Sea, beyond which lie Taiwan and Japan. The Capital City of China is Beijing. |