China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third- or fourth-largest country by total area, depending on the source consulted. Governed by the Communist Party of China, the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
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Province 	Capital 	Population	Area 	Abbreviation[d]	Guangdong Province	Guangzhou	104,303,132	180,000	
Yuè
Shandong Province 	Jinan 	95,793,065	153,800 	
Lǔ 	 	 	 	 	
Henan Province 	Zhengzhou 	94,023,567	167,000 	
Yù 	 	 	 	 	
Sichuan Province 	Chengdu 	80,418,200	485,000 	
Chuān (Shǔ) 	 	 	 	 	
Jiangsu Province 	Nanjing 	78,659,903	102,600 	
Sū 	 	 	 	 	
Hebei Province 	Shijiazhuang	71,854,202	187,700 	
Jì 	 	 	 	 	
Hunan Province 	Changsha 	65,683,722	210,000 	
Xiāng 	 	 	 	 	
Anhui Province 	Hefei 	59,500,510	139,700 	
Wǎn 	 	 	 	 	
Hubei Province 	Wuhan 	57,237,740	185,900 	
È 	 	 	 	 	
Zhejiang Province 	Hangzhou 	54,426,891	102,000 	
Zhè 	 	 	 	 	
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 	Nanning 	46,026,629	236,000 	
Guì 	 	 	 	 	
Yunnan Province 	Kunming 	45,966,239	394,000 	
Yún (Diān) 	 	 	 	 	
Jiangxi Province 	Nanchang 	44,567,475	167,000 	
Gàn 	 	 	 	 	
Liaoning Province 	Shenyang 	43,746,323	145,900 	
Liáo 	 	 	 	 	
Heilongjiang Province 	Harbin 	38,312,224	454,000 	
Hēi 	 	 	 	 	
Shaanxi Province 	Xi'an 	37,327,378	205,600 	
Shǎn (Qín) 	 	 	 	 	
Fujian Province 	Fuzhou 	36,894,216	121,300 	
Mǐn 	 	 	 	 	
Shanxi Province 	Taiyuan 	35,712,111	156,300 	
Jìn 	 	 	 	 	
Guizhou Province 	Guiyang 	34,746,468	176,000 	
Guì (Qián) 	 	 	 	 	
Chongqing Municipality 	Chongqing 	28,846,170	82,300 	
Yú 	 	 	 	 	
Jilin Province 	Changchun 	27,462,297	187,400 	
Jí 	 	 	 	 	
Gansu Province 	Lanzhou 	25,575,254	454,300 	
Gān (Lǒng) 	 	 	 	 	
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 	Hohhot 	24,706,321	1,183,000	
Měng 	 	 	 	 	
Shanghai Municipality 	Shanghai 	23,019,148	6,341 	
Hù 	 	 	 	 	
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 	Ürümqi 	21,813,334	1,660,400	
Xīn 	 	 	 	 	
Beijing Municipality 	Beijing 	19,612,368	16,800 	
Jīng 	 	 	 	 	
Tianjin Municipality 	Tianjin 	12,938,224	11,305 	
Jīn 	 	 	 	 	
Hainan Province 	Haikou 	9,171,300 	34,000 	
Qióng 	 	 	 	 	
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region	Hong Kong 	7,061,200 	1,108 	
Gǎng 	 	 	 	 	
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 	Yinchuan 	6,301,350 	66,400 	
Níng 	 	 	 	 	
Qinghai Province 	Xining 	5,626,722 	721,200 	
Qīng 	 	 	 	 	
Tibet Autonomous Region 	Lhasa 	3,002,166 	1,228,400	
Zàng