China is considered to be a vast nation because of its total area. Its total land area is 9,596,960 km² (approx. 3,705,390 mi²). Continental shelf of China is approximately 231,340 km² (around 89,320 mi²). China is located in Asia. Asia is the world’s largest and most populous continent. Asian countries include, but are not limited to, Russia, China, Japan, Hong Kong, and North and South Korea. China has 16 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Hong Kong PR China, India, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau PR China, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam. China is not a landlocked country. It means that is is bordered by at least one major body of water. The average elevation range of China is 1,840 m (6,037 ft).

Neighbors
Total length of land borders of China is 22457 kilometers (~8,671 miles). China has 19 unique land boundaries with neigbouring territories and it shares its land borders with 16 different countries. China has 3 non-contiguous sections of land borders. This happens, when a country has a border with a neighbour, and this border is split by a border with another neighbour. China has 16 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Hong Kong PR China, India, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau PR China, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam. The lengths of the land borders of China with its neighbouring countries are as follows:

Afghanistan - 76 km (47 mi),
Bhutan - 470 km (292 mi),
Myanmar - 2185 km (1,358 mi),
Hong Kong PR China - 30 km (19 mi),
India - 3380 km (2,101 mi),
Kazakhstan - 1533 km (953 mi),
North Korea - 1416 km (880 mi),
Kyrgyzstan - 858 km (533 mi),
Laos - 423 km (263 mi),
Macau PR China - 0.34 km (0 mi),
Mongolia - 4677 km (2,907 mi),
Nepal - 1236 km (768 mi),
Pakistan - 523 km (325 mi),
Russia - 3645 km (2,265 mi),
Tajikistan - 414 km (257 mi),
Vietnam - 1281 km (796 mi).
Cities
The capital city of China is Beijing. The largest cities in China are Beijing, Shanghai.

Elevation
The average elevation range of China is 1,840 m (6,037 ft). The highest point of China is Mount Everest, with its official height being 8848 m (29,030 ft). The lowest point of China is Aydingkol. It lies at -154 m (-505 ft), i.e. below the sea level. The elevation difference between the highest (Mount Everest) and lowest (Aydingkol) points of China is 9002 m (2 ft).

Area
The total land area of China is 9,596,960 km² (approx. 3,705,390 mi²). and the total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is 877,019 km² (~338,617 mi²). The continental shelf of China is approximately 231,340 km² (around 89,320 mi²). Including land mass and EEZ, the total area of China is approximately 10,473,979 km² (~4,044,007 mi²). China is considered to be a vast nation because of its total area.

Forest and arable land
2,083,210 km² of China's territory is covered in forests, and forest land comprises 22% of all the land in the country. There are 1,385,905 km² of arable land in China, and it comprises 14% of the country's total territory.