Borders of China
Border marker of China.
Several smaller models of the former Chinese border gates into Russia
A modern border gate at Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia into Russia
The People's Republic of China has international borders with 14 sovereign states, more than any other, except Russia, which also has 14. In addition, there is a 30-km border with the special administrative region of Hong Kong, which was a British dependency before 1997, and a 340-m border with Macau, a Portuguese territory until 1999. With a land border of 22,117 kilometres (13,743 mi) in total it also has the longest land border of any country.
Below is a table of countries who share a land border with China around its perimeter, counterclockwise from the east. The numbers in parenthesis are their lengths in miles.[1]
| Country | Length (km) and (mi) |
|---|---|
| North Korea | 1,416 (879) |
| Russia (NE) | 3,605 (2,240) |
| Mongolia | 4,677 (2,906) |
| Russia (NW) | 40 (24) |
| Kazakhstan | 1,533 (952) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 858 (533) |
| Tajikistan | 414 (257) |
| Afghanistan | 76 (47) |
| Pakistan | 523 (324) |
| India | 3,380* (2,100), disputed |
| Nepal | 1,236 (768) |
| Bhutan | 470 (292) |
| Burma | 2,185 (1,357) |
| Laos | 423 (262) |
| Vietnam | 1,281 (795) |
| Hong Kong | 30 (18) |
| Macau | 0.8 (0.4) |
* In three sections, separated by Nepal and Bhutan.
See also
- Chinese–Korean border fence
- McMahon Line
- Tumen River
- Frontier Closed Area
References
- ↑ CIA: The World Factbook, China
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