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China

Capital Beijing

Population
1.4B
Area
9,596,961 km²
Language
Mandarin Chinese
Currency
Renminbi yuan (CNY)
Drives on the
Right
Domain
.cn
Calling code
+86

Why it sticks

  1. 1

    Despite spanning about 5,000 km east to west, the whole country runs on a single time zone, Beijing Time.

  2. 2

    It borders 14 countries, tied with Russia for the most land neighbours in the world.

  3. 3

    The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze is the world's largest power station by installed capacity.

  4. 4

    On the flag, the large star represents the Communist Party and the four smaller stars the people united around it.

GeoGuessr

GeoGuessr coverage: Limited coverage
  • Official imagery is only trekker at a few sites; everything else is photospheres.
  • Simplified Chinese characters, unlike the Traditional characters used in Taiwan.
  • Blue plates for private cars, green plates for electric vehicles, yellow for large vehicles.
  • Drives on the right.
Coverage types
  • GeoGuessr coverage: OfficialGoogle Street View in the official GeoGuessr maps
  • GeoGuessr coverage: LimitedOnly a few cities or trekker routes
  • GeoGuessr coverage: UnofficialUser photospheres only, not in official maps
  • GeoGuessr coverage: NoneNo usable Street View coverage

Neighbours

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