Countries of the World: China
Welcome to our Countries of the World section.
In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce China.
China is a very large country on the Asian continent with a coastline running along the Yellow, East China, Phillipine and South China Seas, a population of 1.41 billion in 2022 and has the following 14 countries across its borders:
- Afghanistan.
- Bhutan.
- India.
- Kazakhstan.
- Kyrgyzstan.
- Laos.
- Mongolia.
- Myanmar (Burma).
- Nepal.
- North Korea.
- Pakistan.
- Russia.
- Tajikistan.
- Vietnam.
You pronounce China like this: CHAI-NAH.
Key information and contact details for China
Official Language: Mandarin.
Secondary Language(s): Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou).
China dialling code: +86.
China currency: Renminbi.
China Capital City: Beijing.
China International Airport: Beijing Capital International Airport, Shunyi District, Beijing, China. Phone Number: +86 10 96158.
Emergency Services Phone Number: Police: 110. Ambulance: 120. Fire: 119.
British Embassy: Embassy of the United Kingdom, Beijing, 11 Guanghua Rd, Chaoyang, Beijing, China, 100600. Phone Number: +86 10 5192 4000.
American Embassy: U.S. Embassy in Beijing, 55 Anjialou Rd, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China, 100600. Phone Number: +86 10 8531-400.
Latest Travel Advice (British Government): https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/china.