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Geography of China; Continent: Asia: Region: East/Southeast Asia: Coordinates: 1]: Area: Ranked 3/4: • Total: 9,596,960 [1] km 2 (3,705,410 sq mi): • Land: 97.2 [1] %: • Water: 2.8 [1] %: Coastline: 14,500 [1] km (9,000 mi): Borders: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, India, North Korea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam: Highest point: Mount ...
Many species of animals are endemic to China, including the country's most famous wildlife species, the giant panda. In all, about one-sixth of mammal species and two-thirds of amphibian species in China are endemic to the country. [8] [11] Wildlife in China share habitat with and bear acute pressure from the world's largest population of humans.
Typhoons can affect China. In 1975, Typhoon Nina struck China, and may have killed up to 230,000 people as a result of the subsequent Banqiao Dam failure and famines. [23] [24] Other death estimates remain below 100,000. [25] In 2006, Typhoon Saomai became one of the strongest typhoons to hit China when it made landfall in Zhejiang.
China has four times the population of the U.S., within roughly the same area. With 1.4 billion inhabitants, 20% of the world's population lives in China. [2] While the rate of population growth has been declining for decades, the total number of inhabitants has been growing and is expected to do so through 2030. [3]
China's iron ore is mainly found in northeast and southwest of mainland China. [2] China's largest gold mining region is in the northeast of the country. In 2014 China mined more gold than any other country, however, its projected reserves places it between 6th and 10th in the world. [46] [49] There are extensive coal fields throughout China.
According to China's Ministry of Water Resources 28,000 of rivers disappeared in China by the year 2013 and the melting of Tibet glaciers and permafrost can be one of the causes. The melting also has an impact on the water supply of others countries in eastern Asia, including India , Pakistan , Bangladesh and more, that can lead to conflicts ...
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China is the biggest producer of wheat and rice in the world. It is in the second place in maize production. [31] [32] Desertification Control Project, Ningxia China. China is home to 17,300 species of plants and animals: 667 vertebrates, ancient flora and fauna. Due to rising global temperatures, within the next century 20-30% of species will ...