China, officially known as the People’s Republic of China (PRC) -  is a country located in East Asia.
To the east, it is bordered by the western seas of the Pacific Ocean. In the northeast, China borders North Korea and Russia; in the north — Mongolia; in the northwest — Russia and Kazakhstan; in the west — Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan; in the southwest — Gilgit-Baltistan (administered by Pakistan), India, Nepal, and Bhutan; and in the south — Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam.
The total area of the country is 9.6 million km², making it the fourth largest country in the world by territory, after Russia, Canada, and the United States.