China

Region: Asia
Area: 9,706,961 km²
Capital: Beijing
ISO: CN

What the flag means

Red stands for the revolution, and the yellow stars for light shining over the red land. The large star is said to stand for the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and the four small stars for the people united under it.

Fun facts

FlagOn China’s flag, the “Five-starred Red Flag,” the 4 small stars all face toward the large star.
GeographyChina stretches about 5,000 km from east to west, yet it has just one standard time, “Beijing Time”.
GeographyWild giant pandas live only in the mountainous regions of China.
CulturePaper, printing, the compass, and gunpowder are together called the “Four Great Inventions” of China.