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World's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US) ;
Capital: Beijing (Area: 16,800 square kilometers; Population: 13 million) ;
Location: Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam ; Independence : 221 BC (unification under the Qin or Ch'in Dynasty); 1 January 1912 (Manchu Dynasty replaced by a Republic); 1 October 1949 (People's Republic established)