China

China is a country in Asia with 14 land neighbours — joint most in Asia. Its capital is Beijing.

Capital: Beijing
Population: 1.4 billion
Area: 9,706,961 km²
Land borders: 14
Currency: Chinese yuan (CNY)

Neighbours

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Countries that border China

14 land neighbours: Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Vietnam. Each one has a page of its own.

Why this one is hard

14 neighbours to keep in the right order.

Its 14 land borders are the joint most in Asia — the same as Russia. Of the 91 possible pairings among them, 13 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Russia is the most connected of them, with 14 land borders of its own. All of them are on the Asia map with China, and on the world map with everyone else.

14
land borders — joint most in Asia
13
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
14
borders on Russia, its most-connected neighbour
49
countries on the Asia map

The capital

Beijing

In Capital Rush you see China and four capitals; this is the right one. It comes up on the Asia map and the world map: twice the chances to get it wrong.

The flag

Flag Blitz shows this flag and four countries. China is the right one.

ISO code: CN
Currency: Chinese yuan (CNY)
Official language: Chinese
Quiz maps: Asia · World

Where China costs people points

Chile
Chile is in the Americas, and its capital is Santiago — not Beijing. It has 3 land borders to China's 14.

China, asked and answered

What countries border China?

China has 14 land neighbours: Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Vietnam.

What is the capital of China?

Beijing. It is the answer the Asia Capitals Quiz wants when China comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.

What continent is China in?

Asia. It is one of 49 countries on that map, and one of 195 on the world map.

Is China the same as Chile?

No. Chile is in the Americas, and its capital is Santiago — not Beijing. It has 3 land borders to China's 14.

Where can I practise finding China on a map?

On the Asia Map Quiz — a blank map of Asia, ten countries to find, no labels. China is in the pool, along with all 14 of its neighbours.

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Can you find China on a blank map?

Its 14 neighbours are on the same map. Ten countries a round, picked at random: keep playing until it comes up. No sign-up.

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