The Geography of China
You might have missed the fact that, geographical speaking, China is also one of the largest countries in the world. How large is it? What are some fun facts about its geographic features? This article will introduce some to you! A geographical
You might have missed the fact that, geographical speaking, China is also one of the largest countries in the world. How large is it? What are some fun facts about its geographic features? This article will introduce some to you! A geographical
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Geography</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>China</strong><br />
When talking about <strong>China</strong> and Chinese Culture, what will come to your<br />
mind first? Its long history, tasty food, or the big cities like Beijing or<br />
Shanghai? But, you might have missed the fact that, geographical<br />
speaking, <strong>China</strong> is also one <strong>of</strong> the largest countries in the world. How<br />
large is it? What are some fun facts about its geographic features?<br />
This article will introduce some to you!<br />
A geographical overview <strong>of</strong> <strong>China</strong><br />
<strong>China</strong> has a territorial area <strong>of</strong> 9.6 million square kilometers and an<br />
aquatic territory spanning 4.73 million square kilometers. That’s a lot<br />
<strong>of</strong> abstract numbers! So here are some comparisons to make it more<br />
relatable: it’s the third largest country, coming behind Russia and<br />
Canada. Its territorial area roughly equals to the total area <strong>of</strong> Europe<br />
excluding Russia.<br />
It’s true that <strong>China</strong> is a very large country. But it also has a huge<br />
population, about 1.4 billion by 2017. This is nearly 19% <strong>of</strong> the whole
population <strong>of</strong> the world. <strong>The</strong>refore, the area per capita is fairly small,<br />
only 29% <strong>of</strong> the world’s average. A huge population can be an asset<br />
and a strength in many aspects. But more people also means fewer<br />
personal resources. This is why, when it comes to geographical data,<br />
<strong>China</strong> is almost always large in overall numbers, but small in per capita<br />
data.