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 The
people's Republic of China is situated in the eastern part of the AsianContinent
on the western coast of the Pacific. With a total land area of 9.6 million
square km,China is the largest country in Asia and the third largest in
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Territory |
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Chinese territory is around 5,500 km from the middle of the Heilongjiang
River north of Mohe,heilongjiang Province, in the north to Zengmu Ansha
of the Nansha Islands in the south, and stretches for some 5,000 km from
the confluence of the Heilongjiang and Wusulijiang rivers in the east to
the Pamirs in the west. The land boundary extends for 22,800 km.The Chinese
mainland faces the Bohai Sea (nearly 80,000 square km), the yellow Sea (380,000
square km), the East China Sea (770,000 square km) and the South China Sea
(3.5 million square km) on the east and south.China has a totle territorial
sea area of 4.73 million square km in which there are over 5,400 islands.
The mainland coastline is 18,000 km and that of the island 14,000 km, giving
China a total coastline distance of 32,000 km. |
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Neighboring Countries |
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 China
is adjacent to 15 countries including the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea,Russia and Mongolia, and faces six countries across the sea, such
as Republic of Korea,Japan,and the Philippines. |
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National Flag |
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National Emblem |
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National Anthem |
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 On
September 27, 1949, the First Plenary Session of the Chinese People's Political
Consultative Conference adopted a resolution approving March of the Volunteers,
written by Tian Han and composed by Nie Er in 1935, as the temporary national
anthem of the People's Republic of China before the formal one was formulated.
On December 4, 1982, the Fifth Session of the Fifth National People's Congress
adopted March of the Volunteers as formal national anthem. |
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National Capital |
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Beijing is the capital of the People' Republic of China.
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