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China
Last reviewed: 27 January 2009

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GEOGRAPHY

China is twice the size of Western Europe. It is the third largest country in the world, after Russia and Canada. Its terrain varies from plains, deltas and hills in the east to mountains, high plateaux and deserts in the west. To the south its climate is tropical, whilst to the north it is sub-arctic. Less than one-sixth of China is suitable for agriculture. The most fertile areas lie in the eastern third of the country, which is economically the most developed region.

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Useful Links

• CBBC website
• Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
• China Task Force
• China NOW
• China Review
• Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Connections through Culture
• Department for International Development
• EU Commission website
• Great Britain China Centre
• National People's Congress
• Shanghai World Expo
• The British Council
• Trade & Investment Country Profile: China
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