• China is in East Asia and the world's second-most populous country with over 1.4 billion people.
• Covers an area of 9.6 million square kilometers, making it the third largest by area.
• Divided into 33 province-level divisions; Beijing is the capital and Shanghai the most populous city.

• Humans arrived during the Paleolithic; dynasties formed by the 2nd millennium BCE.
• Unified under Qin in 221 BCE; notable achievements include the Silk Road and inventions like gunpowder and paper.
• The Republic of China formed after the 1911 Revolution; the PRC established in 1949 after the CCP's victory.

• The PRC is a unitary state led by the CCP, with significant global influence.
• Criticized for authoritarianism and human rights concerns; possesses a large economy and military.
• China has diverse cultures, languages, and 60 World Heritage Sites, with the Han as the dominant ethnicity.

List of newspapers published in China.