China Country Code +86

China has 13 holidays and observances (1 national, 8 public, 4 observances). The national day is National Day (Golden Week), on October 1. Offices and many businesses close on public holidays, so plan calls around them.

“Varies”: the date follows a lunar, religious or weekday rule and changes every year.

Climate:

Extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north

Terrain:

Mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east

Natural resources:

Coal, Iron ore, Helium, Petroleum, Natural gas, Arsenic, Bismuth, Cobalt, Cadmium, Ferrosilicon, Gallium, Germanium

Land borders:

Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma, India, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia (northeast), Tajikistan, Vietnam

Land use:

agricultural 55.3% (arable 11.6%), forest 23.8% (2023)

Sources: CIA World Factbook (data as of September 2026); area: World Bank 2023.

Currency:

Yuan Renminbi (CNY)

GDP by sector:

Agriculture 7%, Industry 36%, Services 58% (2025)

Top exports:

Electrical equipment and electronics (27%), Machinery and computers (16%), Vehicles and parts (7%), Plastics (4%), Furniture and lighting (3%)

Top imports:

Electrical equipment and electronics (24%), Mineral fuels and oil (17%), Ores (10%), Machinery and computers (10%), Gold, gems and jewelry (5%)

Main export markets:

USA (11%), China, Hong Kong SAR (9%), Viet Nam (5%), Japan (4%), Rep. of Korea (4%)

Main suppliers:

Rep. of Korea (7%), Japan (6%), USA (6%), Australia (5%), Russian Federation (5%)

Sources: World Bank (GDP, growth, inflation, ILO-modeled unemployment, sectors), UNDP Human Development Report 2025, UN Comtrade (goods trade 2025, shares of the total by value), ISO 4217. Years in brackets are the latest available.