Question: Liometopum sinense is a species of ant which comes from a country which excercised jursidication over how  many provinces?

Context paragraphs:
Liometopum rhenana: Liometopum rhenana is an extinct species of Oligocene ant in the genus "Liometopum".  Described by Meunier in 1917, the fossils were found in Germany.

Liometopum potamophilum: Liometopum potamophilum is an extinct species of Miocene ant in the genus "Liometopum".  Described by Zhang in 1989, the fossils were found in China.

Liometopum miocenicum: Liometopum miocenicum is an extinct species of ant in the genus "Liometopum".  Described by Carpenter in 1930, the fossils of this species are only exclusive to the United States.

China: China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.  Covering approximately 9.6 e6km2 , it is the world's second-largest state by land area and third- or fourth-largest by total area.  Governed by the Communist Party of China, it exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing) and the Special Administrative Regions Hong Kong and Macau, also claiming sovereignty over Taiwan.  China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia, and has been characterized as a potential superpower.

Liometopum microcephalum: Liometopum microcephalum is a species of ant in the genus "Liometopum".  Described by Panzer in 1798, the species is endemic to Europe.

Liometopum orientale: Liometopum orientale is a species of ant in the genus "Liometopum".  Described by Karavaiev in 1927, the species is endemic to the Russian Federation and North Korea.

Liometopum escheri: Liometopum escheri is an extinct species of Miocene ant in the genus "Liometopum".  Described by Heer in 1867, fossils of the species were found in Switzerland.

Liometopum scudderi: Liometopum scudderi is an extinct species of ant in the genus "Liometopum".  Described by Carpenter in 1930, the fossils of this species are only exclusive to the United States.

Liometopum lindgreeni: Liometopum lindgreeni is a species of ant in the genus "Liometopum".  Described by Forel in 1902, the species is endemic to China and India.

Liometopum sinense: Liometopum sinense is a species of ant in the genus "Liometopum".  Described by William Morton Wheeler in 1921, the species is endemic to China.

Supporting paragraphs: Liometopum sinense China
Answer: 22