ABSTRACT
China, officially known as the People’s Republic of China, is located in eastern Asia. The country is bordered on the north by Mongolia, Russia, and Korea, on the south by Burma, Laos, and Vietnam, on the west by Nepal, India, and Kazakhstan, and on the east by the Pacific Ocean. With a landmass of 9.6 million square kilometers, it is the third largest country in the world, second only to Russia and Canada.
