China's area consists of...
- Total: 9,596,960 sq km
- Land: 9,326,410 sq km (~97.18%)
- Water: 270,550 sq km (~2.82%)
- With these details considered, China is slightly smaller than the United States
- China also has a land boundary (border) of approximately 22,457 km. Border countries for China include Afghanistan (91 km), Bhutan (477 km), Burma (2,129 km), India (2,659 km), Kazakhstan (1,765 km), North Korea (1,352 km), Kyrgyzstan (1,063 km), Laos (475 km), Mongolia (4,630 km), Nepal (1,389 km), Pakistan (438 km), Russia (northeast) (4,133 km), Russia (northwest) (46 km), Tajikistan (477 km), Vietnam (1,297 km).
- China's coastline is 14,500 km long
- China's highest elevation is located on the peak of Mount Everest at an elevation of 8,850 m
- China's lowest elevation is located at the Turpan Pendi with an elevation of 154 m.