maps of china

China has one of the oldest civilizations in the world and that to a continuous one. China is the biggest country in East Asia and the most populated country in the world which houses one fifth of the world’s population. China maps an area of around 9,640,821 square kilometer. The capital city of China is Beijing and the largest city is Shanghai.

The official language of the country is Mandarin. The majority of the population is Hans. The form of government here is that of a democratic dictatorship in other words a socialist state with a single party. The country was established in 1949.

Economically china is the worlds fastest growing economies, it is the worlds second largest exporter and third largest importer of goods. It has the world’s second largest defense budget and is a permanent member of the Security Council. The maps of China show that the country has wide variety of climatic pattern from glacial regions to deserts.

China basically functions as a communist state with centralized planning, however recently China has come up as a nation with more market liberalization policies which has helped boost its economy. For those with the travel maps of China there are various regions to visit from the Tibetan plateau to its coastal regions of Shanghai. One certainly cannot miss the Great Wall of China.