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Geography - note China, in 30 editions.
The entry for China published Geography - note in 30 editions of 36, from 1996 to 2025. The text changed in 13 editions. Each is shown as published. Geography - note in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 13
- the first edition with it
- 1996
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Geographic note” (1996), “Geography - note” (1997 to 2025), “Geography-note” (1998) and “Geography--note” (1999).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024Published as “Geographic note”
world's third-largest country (after Russia and Canada)
world's third-largest country (after Russia and
Canada)
world's fourth-largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US)
world's third-largest fourth-largest country (after Russia and Russia,Canada) Canada, and US)
Published as “Geography-note”
world's fourth-largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US)
world's fourth-largest country (after Russia,
and US)
Published as “Geography--note”
world's fourth-largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US)
world's fourth-largest country (after Russia, Canada,
Canada, and US)
The same text in 2000 and 2001.
world's fourth-largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US)
world's fourth-largest country (after Russia,
- world's fourth-largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US);
- Mount Everest on the border with Nepal, is the world's tallest peak;
- soybean, one of the oldest of cultivated crops, is believed to have originated in China
Rewritten: too little of the 2001 text remains to mark the changes.
world's fourth-largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US); Mount Everest on the border with Nepal, is the world's tallest peak; soybean, one of the oldest of cultivated crops, is believed to have originated in China
world's fourth-largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US); Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak;
world's fourth-largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US); Mount Everest on the border with Nepal, Nepal is the world's tallest peak; soybean, one of the oldest of cultivated crops, is believed to have originated in China
world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US); Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak;
world's fourth-largest fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US); Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak;
The same text in 9 editions, 2005 to 2013.
world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US); Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak
world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US); Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak; peak
The same text in 3 editions, 2014 to 2016.
- world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US) and largest country situated entirely in Asia;
- Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak
world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US); US) and largest country situated entirely in Asia; Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak
The same text in 2017 and 2018.
- world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US) and largest country situated entirely in Asia;
- Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak above sea level
world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US) and largest country situated entirely in Asia; Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak above sea level
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
note 1: world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US) and largest country situated entirely in Asia; Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak above sea level
note 2: the largest cave chamber in the world is the Miao Room, in the Gebihe cave system at China's Ziyun Getu He Chuandong National Park, which encloses some 10.78 million cu m (380.7 million cu ft) of volume
note 3: China appears to have been the center of domestication for two of the world's leading cereal crops: millet in the north along the Yellow River and rice in the south along the lower or middle Yangtze River
Rewritten: too little of the 2018 text remains to mark the changes.
note 1: world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US) and largest country situated entirely in Asia; Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak above sea level
note 2: the largest cave chamber in the world is the Miao Room, in the Gebihe cave system at China's Ziyun Getu He Chuandong National Park, which encloses some 10.78 million cu m (380.7 million cu ft) of volume
note 3: China appears to have been the center of domestication for two of the world's leading cereal crops: millet in the north along the Yellow River and rice in the south along the lower or middle Yangtze River
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
note 1: world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US) and largest country situated entirely in Asia; Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak above sea level
note 2: the largest cave chamber in the world is the Miao Room, in the Gebihe cave system at China's Ziyun Getu He Chuandong National Park, which encloses some 10.78 million cu m (380.7 million cu ft) of volume; the world's largest sinkhole is the Xiaoxhai Tiankeng sinkhole in Chongqing Municipality, which is 660 m deep, with a volume of 130 million cu m
note 3: China appears to have been the center of domestication for two of the world's leading cereal crops: millet in the north along the Yellow River and rice in the south along the lower or middle Yangtze River
note 1: world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US) and largest country situated entirely in Asia; Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak above sea level
note 2: the largest cave chamber in the world is the Miao Room, in the Gebihe cave system at China's Ziyun Getu He Chuandong National Park, which encloses some 10.78 million cu m (380.7 million cu ft) of volume; the world's largest sinkhole is the Xiaoxhai Tiankeng sinkhole in Chongqing Municipality, which is 660 m deep, with a volume of 130 million cu m
note 3: China appears to have been the center of domestication for two of the world's leading cereal crops: millet in the north along the Yellow River and rice in the south along the lower or middle Yangtze River
note 1: world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and the US) and largest country situated entirely in Asia; Mount Everest, on the border with Nepal, is the world's tallest peak above sea level
note 2: the largest cave chamber in the world is the Miao Room, in the Gebihe cave system at China's Ziyun Getu He Chuandong National Park, which encloses about 10.78 million cu m (380.7 million cu ft); the world's largest sinkhole is the Xiaoxhai Tiankeng sinkhole in Chongqing Municipality, which is 660 m deep, with a volume of 130 million cu m
note 1: world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and the US) and largest country situated entirely in Asia; Mount Everest Everest, on the border with Nepal Nepal, is the world's tallest peak above sea level
note 2: the largest cave chamber in the world is the Miao Room, in the Gebihe cave system at China's Ziyun Getu He Chuandong National Park, which encloses some about 10.78 million cu m (380.7 million cu ft) of volume; ft); the world's largest sinkhole is the Xiaoxhai Tiankeng sinkhole in Chongqing Municipality, which is 660 m deep, with a volume of 130 million cu m
note 3: China appears to have been the center of domestication for two of the world's leading cereal crops: millet in the north along the Yellow River and rice in the south along the lower or middle Yangtze River
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Central Intelligence Agency. “China: Geography - note.” The World Factbook, 1996–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/china/geography-note.