Borders of China
China shares international borders with 14 sovereign states. 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 3 km 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.
Countries sharing borders with China
The table below, is a table of countries and territories who share a land border with China around its perimeter. The numbers in parenthesis are their lengths in miles.[1]
Country | Length (km) and (mi) | Notes |
---|---|---|
76 (47) | ||
470 (292) | Disputed; depends on the resolution of various territorial conflicts between India and China, and also between Bhutan and China | |
3,380 (2,100) | Disputed; in three sections, separated by Nepal and Bhutan depends on the resolution of territorial conflicts between India and China, and between India and Pakistan | |
1,533 (952) | ||
858 (533) | ||
423 (262) | ||
4,677 (2,906) | ||
2,185 (1,357) | Disputed; depends on the resolution of the territorial conflict between India and China over Arunachal Pradesh | |
1,440 | Depends on the resolution of the territorial conflict between Nepal and India over the Kalapani territory | |
1,416 (879) | Depends on the resolution of the territorial conflict between China and North Korea over Mount Paektu and Jiandao | |
523 (324) | Depends on the resolution of territorial conflicts between India and Pakistan | |
3,645 (2,264) | In two sections, separated by Mongolia | |
414 (257) | ||
1,283 (795) |
See also
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