ChinaislocatedintheeasternpartofAsia,thePacificWestCoast.SouthterritoryfromthenorthtothevicinityofMoheinHeilongjiangon;WestfromthePamirsPlateau,theeasttotheconfluenceofHeilongjiangandWusuliDepartment.Landareaofabout9,600,000sqkm,easternandsouthernChinamorethan18,000kmofcoastline,inlandseawatersandsea-sideareaofaboutmorethan470millionsquarekilometers.Chinaandthe14countriesborderingtheseaandtheadjacenteightcountries:thenortheastborderwithNorthKorea,northeast,northwestRussia,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,TajikistanandadjacenttothenorthisMongolia,adjacenttothewestofAfghanistan,Pakistan,South-WestwithIndia,Nepal,Bhutanphase,thesouthendofMyanmar,LaosandVietnam.

　　Theendof2004,China'stotalpopulationis1,200,000,00099,880,000.Chinaisaunifiedmulti-ethniccountry,thereare56ethnicgroups:HanChinese,Mongolian,Manchu,Korean,Hezhe,Daur,Ewenki,Oroqennationality,theHui,Dongxiang,Tu,Salar,Yugur,Uygur,Kazak,Kirgiz,Xibo,Tajik,Uzbek,Russian,Tatar,Tibetan,Qiang,Yi,Bai,Hani,Dai,LisuethnicLisu,Wa,Lahu,Naxi,Jingpo,Bulang,Achang,Pumi,Nu,Dulong,nationality,Miao,Buyi,Dong,Shui,Gelao,Zhuang,Yao,Nationality,race,Jing,Tujia,Li,She,Gaoshan.

　　People'sRepublicofChinawasfoundedinOctober1,1949.CapitalisBeijing.

　　Accordingto"People'sRepublicofChinaConstitution"providesthattheadministrativeregionsofPeople'sRepublicofChinaisasfollows:(a)countryisdividedintoprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalities;(b)Provincesandautonomousregionsaredividedintoautonomousprefectures,counties,autonomouscountiesandcities;(c)Countyandautonomouscountiesaredividedintotownships,nationalitytownshipsandtowns.Municipalitiesandlargecitiesaredividedintodistrictsandcounties.Autonomousprefecturesaredividedintocounties,autonomouscountiesandcities.Autonomousregions,autonomousprefecturesandautonomouscountiesarenationalautonomousareas.Andstipulatesthat"thestate,ifnecessary,mayestablishspecialadministrativeregions":1July,1997,theChinesegovernment'sresumptionofsovereigntyoverHongKong,theestablishmentofHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion;December20,1999,theChinesegovernment'sresumptionofexerciseofsovereigntyoverMacao,theestablishmentoftheMacaoSpecialAdministrativeRegion.Atpresent,Chinahas34provincial-leveladministrativeregion,thatis,fourmunicipalities,23provinces,fiveautonomousregions,andtwoSpecialAdministrativeRegion.

　　AsofDecember31,2004,thenationaladministrativedivisionsabovethecountylevelthereare:23provinces,fiveautonomousregions,4municipalitiesand2SpecialAdministrativeRegion;50regions(states,AU);661municipalities,ofwhich:4municipalitiesmonths;283prefecture-levelcities;374county-levelcities;1636counties(counties,flag,theSARandtheforest);852municipaldistricts.Total:34provincial-level,333level,county-level2862.

　　Topographicallyhighinthewestandlowintheeast.Accountingforalltypesofterrainthepercentageofthetotallandareais:about33%ofthemountainplateauofabout26%,about19%ofthebasin,about12%oftheplainsandhillsabout10%.Habitoftalkingaboutthemountains,includingmountains,hillsandruggedplateausco