physical geography of china
China is the third largest country in the world, which is slightly larger in area than the Uni Chain is located in Central and East Asia. China is bounded by Mongolia, Russia and Kazakhstan to the north, North Korea, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea to the east, the South China Sea, the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, India, Bhutan and Nepal to the south as well as India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to the west. Over 66% of China is upland hill, mountains and plateaux while the highest mountains and plateaux are found to the west. To the north and east of the Tibetan Plateau the land decreases to the desert or semidesert areas of Sinkiang and Inner Mongolia. To the northeast the broad fertile Manchurian Plains are separated from North Korea by the densely forested uplands of Changpai Shan. East of the Tibetan Plateau and south of Inner Mongolia is the Sichuan Basin which is drained by the Yangtze River that flows east across the southern plains to the East China Sea. Area: 3,691,521 sq. mi. (9,596,960 sq. km)1 CLIMATE: China has a varied climate that can be divided into seven climatic zones. (1.) North East China which has cold winters that are
RELIGIONS: the most important religious beliefs include Confucianism which accounts for 20% of the population while Taoism accounts for 2%, Buddhism for 6% with around 2% of the population Muslim and 1% Christian. : GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $4.42 trillion; $3,600 per capita. Real growth rate: 8.2%.this year Inflation: -0.8%. Unemployment: officially 3% in urban areas; probably 8%-10%; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas. Arable land: 10%. Agriculture: rice, wheat, potatoes, sorghum, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, cotton, oilseed, pork, fish. Labor force: 696 million: agriculture, 50%; industry, 24%; services, 26% (1997). Industries: iron and steel, coal, machine building, armaments, textiles and apparel, petroleum, cement, chemical fertilizers, footwear, toys, food processing, autos, consumer electronics, telecommunications. Exports: $183.8 billion (f.o.b., 1998): electrical machinery and equipment, machinery and mechanical appliances, woven apparel, knit apparel, footwear, toys and sporting goods. Imports: $140.17 billion (c.i.f., 1998): electrical machinery and equipment, machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics, iron and steel, scientific and photograph equipment, paper and paperboard. Major trading partners: Hong Kong, U.S., Japan, Germany, South Korea, Netherlands, U.K., Singapore, Taiwan, Russia. Languages: Chinese, Mandarin, and many other local dialects.
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