China: Flag and Facts
China's flag is red with one large yellow five-pointed star and four smaller stars arcing around it in the upper-left corner.
- Official name
- People's Republic of China
- Capital
- Beijing
- Region
- Eastern Asia
- Population
- 1.4 billion (2025)
- Languages
- Chinese
- Currency
- Chinese yuan
- Area
- 9,706,961 km² (3,747,877 sq mi)
- People
- Chinese
- Calling code
- +86
- Highest point
- Mount Everest (highest peak in Asia and highest point on…) 8,849 m
- Independence
- 1 October 1949 (People's Republic of China established)
- National symbols
- dragon, giant panda
- Borders
- Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Hong Kong, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam
About China
Red represents revolution. The four small stars stand for four social classes, workers, peasants, and two middle and business classes, all gathered around the big star of the Communist Party.
Chinese civilization reaches back at least to the 13th century B.C. under the Shang and then the Zhou dynasties. The imperial age began with the Qin Dynasty in 221 B.C. and ended when the Qing Dynasty fell in 1912. During the 19th century, the Qing suffered from wars, debt, and foreign seizures of ports. After the 1911 revolution China became a republic, and the People's Republic was founded on 1 October 1949. Today about 1.4 billion people live there, and the country shares land borders with more neighbors than most, from Russia to Vietnam.
Did you know?
- Mount Everest, on China's border, is the highest point on Earth at 8,849 meters.
- The Turpan Depression in China sits 154 meters below sea level.
- The dragon and the giant panda are both national symbols of China.
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Questions about China
What is the capital of China?
Beijing is the capital of China.
What currency does China use?
China uses the Chinese yuan.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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