China is the largest country in East Asia.
It is bordered by the East China Sea, Korea Bay, the Yellow Sea, and the South China Sea on the eastern coast and by North Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, Laos, and Vietnam on its northern, western, and southern borders. The capital city is Beijing, and other major cities in China include Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Harbin, and Chengdu. China's land is divided into twenty-three provinces, five autonomous regions, and four municipalities. Since it incorporates many types of terrain, the climate is diverse ranging from tropical weather in the south to subarctic weather in the north. There are at least seven major Chinese languages and many subdialects.