China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the world's second-most populous country after India and contains 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land. With an area of nearly 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third-largest country by total land area. The country is divided into 33 province-level divisions: 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center.

चीन, अधिकृ्त नाव:- चीनचे जनतेचे प्रजासत्ताक हा आशियातला, जगातला सर्वांत जास्त दुसऱ्या क्रमांकाचा लोकसंख्या असलेला देश आहे. काही अहवालांनुसार, चीनमध्ये बौद्ध धर्म हा प्रमुख धर्म असून देशाच्या एकूण लोकसंख्येमध्ये ९१% किंवा १२२ कोटी लोकसंख्या ही बौद्ध धर्मीय आहे.