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