National
anthem
"Yìyongjun
Jìnxíngqu"
Capital
Beijing
Independence
Day
October
1 1949
Population
1,439,323,776
See
latest population
Police
Police
Helplines
Police - 110
Ambulance
- 120
Fire
- 119
Road
police - 122
Private
ambulance service (Beijing
only) - 999
Dialling 112 on a mobile
phone plays a bilingual
message in English and
Chinese about other
accessible emergency
numbers
Tollfree
Airline - 800-982-8802
/ 800-227-5118 / 800-200-5118
/ 888-338-8988
Bordering
countries
Afghanistan,
Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan,
North Korea, Kyrgyzstan,
Laos, Macau SAR of China,
Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal,
Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan,
Vietnam
Maritime boundaries