Geopolitical area known as the People's Republic of China
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Mainland China
中国大陆 / 中國大陸[I]
The geopolitical term "mainland China" (the highlighted area as shown above) defined as territories under direct administration of the People's Republic of China, including islands of Hainan and Zhoushan etc.
Largest cities
Shanghai
Beijing
Chongqing
Tianjin
Guangzhou
Shenzhen
Official language
Standard Chinese
Ethnic groups
see Ethnic groups in China
Demonym(s)
Chinese
Area
• Total
9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)
Population
• 2019 census
1,400,050,000
• Density
147/km2 (380.7/sq mi)
Currency
Renminbi (RMB)
Time zone
UTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Driving side
right
Calling code
+86
ISO 3166 code
CN
Internet TLD
.cn
.中国
.中國
Today part of
People's Republic of China
Mainland China
Simplified Chinese
中国大陆
Traditional Chinese
中國大陸
Literal meaning
Continental China
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhōnggúo Dàlù
Bopomofo
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨˋ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
Jonggwo Dahluh
Wade–Giles
Chung¹-Kuo² Ta⁴-lu⁴
Tongyong Pinyin
Jhonggúo Dàlù
MPS2
Jūng-gúo Dà-lù
Wu
Romanization
tson平 koh入 du去 loh入
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Jūnggwok Daaihluhk
Jyutping
zung1 gwok3 daai6 luk6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Tiong-kok Tāi-lio̍k
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUC
Dṳ̆ng-guók Dâi-lṳ̆k
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
中国内地
Traditional Chinese
中國內地
Literal meaning
Inland China
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhōnggúo Nèidì
Wu
Romanization
tson平 koh入 ne去 di去
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Jūnggwok Noihdeih
Jyutping
zung1 gwok3 noi6 dei6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Tiong-kok lōe-tē / lōe-tōe
Mainland Area of the Republic of China
Simplified Chinese
中华民国大陆地区
Traditional Chinese
中華民國大陸地區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhōnghuá Mínguó Dàlù Dìqū
Wade–Giles
Chung-hua min-kuo ta-lu ti-ch'ü
"Mainland China", also referred to as "the Chinese mainland", is a geopolitical term defined as the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War. In addition to the geographical mainland, the geopolitical sense of the term includes islands such as Hainan, Chongming, and Zhoushan.[1] By convention, territories outside of mainland China include:
Special administrative regions of the PRC, which are regarded as subdivisions of the country, but retain distinct administrative, judicial and economic systems from those on the mainland:[2][3][4]
Hong Kong, formerly a British colony
Macau, formerly a Portuguese colony
Territories administered by the Republic of China (ROC), including the island of Taiwan and the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, along with the Kinmen and Matsu islands off the coast of Fujian.
The term is widely used in all of the above territories as well as internationally, including by many Overseas Chinese communities.
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