China

cultural region, ancient civilization, and nation in East Asia; mostly refers to the People's Republic of China in political situation and rarely refers to the Republic of China
Place cultural_region Q29520
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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam
Climate
extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north
Terrain
mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east
Natural resources
coal, iron ore, helium, petroleum, natural gas, arsenic, bismuth, cobalt, cadmium, ferrosilicon, gallium, germanium, hafnium, indium, lithium, mercury, tantalum, tellurium, tin, titanium, tungsten, antimony, manganese, magnesium, molybdenum, selenium, strontium, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, rare earth elements, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest), arable land
People & Society
Religions
folk religion 21.9%, Buddhist 18.2%, Christian 5.1%, Muslim 1.8%, Hindu < 0.1%, Jewish < 0.1%, other 0.7% (includes Daoist (Taoist)), unaffiliated 52.1% (2021 est.)
Government
Government type
communist party-led state
Independence
1 October 1949 (People's Republic of China established); notable earlier dates: 221 B.C. (unification under the Qin Dynasty); 1 January 1912 (Qing Dynasty replaced by the Republic of China)
National holiday
National Day (anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949)
Legal system
civil law influenced by Soviet and continental European civil law systems; legislature retains power to interpret statutes
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$33.598 trillion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$23,800 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
5% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
0.2% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
4.6% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
USA 13%, Hong Kong 8%, Japan 5%, Germany 5%, S. Korea 4% (2023)
Imports - partners
S. Korea 7%, USA 7%, Japan 6%, Australia 6%, Russia 6% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

China

Summary

China is a cultural region[1]. China draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (cultural_region category, ranking #37 of 59).[2]

Key Facts

  • China is on the continent of Asia[3].
  • China's instance of is recorded as cultural region[4].
  • China's instance of is recorded as divided region[5].
  • China's instance of is recorded as ancient civilization[6].
  • China's instance of is recorded as geographic concept[7].
  • China's instance of is recorded as geographic location[8].
  • China's instance of is recorded as country[9].
  • China's instance of is recorded as state[10].
  • Qin is named after China[11].
  • Chu is named after China[12].
  • Yelang is named after China[13].
  • Khitan people is named after China[14].
  • Jin is named after China[15].
  • Tuoba is named after China[16].
  • Dahe is named after China[17].
  • Han dynasty is named after China[18].
  • Northern Wei is named after China[19].
  • Rinan is named after China[20].
  • Qi is named after China[21].
  • Chengdu is named after China[22].
  • China is a type of region[23].
  • China's Commons category is recorded as China[24].
  • China's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+08:00[25].
  • China's said to be the same as is recorded as Greater China[26].
  • China comprises People's Republic of China[27].

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Geography

China is on the continent of Asia[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cultural region[4], divided region[5], ancient civilization[6], geographic concept[7], geographic location[8], and country[9].

History and Context

Things named after include Qin[11], an ancient Chinese state[28], in Zhou dynasty[29], founded in -0905[30]; Chu[12], an ancient Chinese state[31], in Western Zhou[32], founded in -0722[33]; Yelang[13], a historical country[34], in People's Republic of China[35]; Khitan people[14], an ethnic group[36]; Jin[15], an ancient Chinese state[37], founded in -1100[38]; and Tuoba[16], an extinct human group[39].

Cultural Significance

Things named for China include orange[40], a fruit[41]; Capsicum chinense[42], a taxon[43]; Lachine[44], a borough of Montreal[45], in Canada[46]; Chung Ying Street[47], a street[48], in People's Republic of China[49]; 139 Juewa[50], an asteroid[51]; and Sinocoelurus[52], a fossil taxon[53].

Why It Matters

China draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (cultural_region category, ranking #37 of 59).[2] China has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] China is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

Entities named for China include orange[40], a fruit[41]; Capsicum chinense[42], a taxon[43]; Lachine[44], a borough of Montreal[45], in Canada[46]; Chung Ying Street[47], a street[48], in People's Republic of China[49]; 139 Juewa[50], an asteroid[51]; and Sinocoelurus[52], a fossil taxon[53].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . The Polity of Yelang (夜郎) and the Origins of the Name ‘China’. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Q63446002. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . The Polity of Yelang (夜郎) and the Origins of the Name ‘China’. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Q63768831. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Q63768831. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Q63768831. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Q63768831. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Q63768831. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . China: the Results of My Travels and the Studies Based Thereon. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . A Study on Cina Being Qi. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Q98770151. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  15. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23h ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 81
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'ang', 'ar', 'arc', 'ay', 'bat_smg', 'bo', 'br', 'ca', 'cdo', 'ckb', 'co
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 4w ago · Infovarius · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Instance of → cultural region, divided region, ancient civilization +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q130533870]]"
  3. 5w ago · Wikimi-dhiann · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 10w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 4338
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 4338, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167476971|CHINA (#167476971)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mix'n'"
  5. 11w ago · PieterJanR · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → region
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q2221906]]"
  6. 12w ago · WG0uMSn0dJm5lfrWbgoi · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → cultural region, divided region, ancient civilization +4
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  7. 13w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of China
    Coordinates → —
    Partially coincident with → Chinese civilization
    Süddeutsche zeitung topic id → China
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10916]]: China, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/213751350|China (#213751350)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7168|Süddeutsche Zeitung topic]]"
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