🇨🇳 China

Time, holidays, currency and practical info for China.

Current local time

China spans 2 time zones — the current time depends on which one. Pick a city below or browse the time-zone list to see local time.

Time zones in China (2)

Cities in China

Other countries in Eastern Asia

At a glance

Capital
Region
Asia
Subregion
Eastern Asia
Population
1,408,280,000
Area
9,706,961 km²
Currency
CNY ¥
Calling code
+86
Driving side
right
Languages
zho
Internet TLD
.cn, .中国, .中國, .公司, .网络

About

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the second-most populous country after India, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, representing 17% of the world's population. China borders fourteen countries by land across an area of 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), making it the third-largest country by area. The country is divided into 33 province-level divisions: 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the capital, while Shanghai is the most populous city by urban area and largest financial center.

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