Mainland China

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Mainland China 中国大陆 / 中國大陸[I]
The geopolitical term "mainland China" (the highlighted area as shown above) defined as territories under direct administration of the People's Republic of China, including islands of Hainan and Zhoushan etc.
Largest cities	Shanghai Beijing Chongqing Tianjin Guangzhou Shenzhen
Official language	Standard Chinese
Ethnic groups	see Ethnic groups in China
Demonym(s)	Chinese
Area
• Total	9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)
Population
• 2019 census	1,400,050,000
• Density	147/km2 (380.7/sq mi)
Currency	Renminbi (RMB)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+86
ISO 3166 code	CN
Internet TLD	.cn .中国 .中國
Today part of	People's Republic of China

"Mainland China", also referred to as "the Chinese mainland", is a geopolitical term defined as the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War. In addition to the geographical mainland, the geopolitical sense of the term includes islands such as Hainan, Chongming, and Zhoushan.^[1] By convention, territories outside of mainland China include:

• Special administrative regions of the PRC, which are regarded as subdivisions of the country, but retain distinct administrative, judicial and economic systems from those on the mainland:^[2]
  • Hong Kong, formerly a British colony
  • Macau, formerly a Portuguese colony
• Territories administered by the Republic of China (ROC), including the island of Taiwan and the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, along with the Kinmen and Matsu islands off the coast of Fujian.

In Taiwan it is also often used to refer to all territories administered by the PRC.^[3][4][5] The term is widely used in all of the above territories as well as internationally, including by many Overseas Chinese communities.

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