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China Google Maps

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China

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for China (CH). Explore satellite imagery of Beijing, the capital city of China, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

China (GPS: 35 00 N, 105 00 E) is located in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and the South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam. The country’s area measurements are total: 9,596,960 sq km; land: 9,326,410 sq km, water: 270,550 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than the US. The total irrigated land is 690,070 sq km (2012).

One of China’s important features: the World’s fourth-largest country (after Russia, Canada, and the US) and the largest country situated entirely in Asia. Mount Everest, on the border with Nepal, is the world’s tallest peak above sea-level. The largest cave chamber globally 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. 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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North Korea Google Maps

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North Korea

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for North Korea (KP). Explore satellite imagery of Pyongyang, the capital city of North Korea, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

North Korea (GPS: 40 00 N, 127 00 E) located in Eastern Asia, the northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea. The country’s area measurements are total: 120,538 sq km; land: 120,408 sq km, water: 130 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly larger than Virginia, slightly smaller than Mississippi. The total irrigated land is 14,600 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of North Korea: Strategic location bordering China, South Korea, and Russia. The mountainous interior is isolated and sparsely populated.

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Russia Google Maps

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Russia

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Russia (RU). Explore Moscow’s satellite imagery, the capital city of Russia, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

Russia (GPS: 60 00 N, 100 00 E) is located in North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Europe (the portion west of the Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean. The country’s area measurements are total: 17,098,242 sq km; land: 16,377,742 sq km, water: 720,500 sq km. This sovereign state is approximately 1.8 times the size of the US. The total irrigated land is 43,000 sq km (2012).

One of Russia’s essential features: The largest country in the world in terms of area but unfavorably located to major sea lanes of the world. Despite its size, much of the country lacks proper soils and climates (either too cold or too dry) for agriculture. Russia’s far east, particularly the Kamchatka Peninsula, lies along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean. Up to 90% of the world’s earthquakes and some 75% of the world’s volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire. Mount Elbrus is Europe’s tallest peak. Lake Baikal, the deepest lake globally, is estimated to hold one-fifth of the world’s fresh surface water. Kaliningrad Oblast is annexed from Germany following World War II (formerly part of East Prussia). Its capital city – formerly Koenigsberg – is the only Baltic port in Russia that remains ice-free in the winter.

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South Korea Google Maps

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South Korea

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for South Korea (KR). Explore satellite imagery of Seoul, the capital city of South Korea, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

South Korea (GPS: 37 00 N, 127 30 E) located in Eastern Asia, the southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea. The country’s area measurements are total: 99,720 sq km; land: 96,920 sq km, water: 2,800 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than Pennsylvania, slightly larger than Indiana. The total irrigated land is 7,780 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of South Korea: Strategic location on Korea Strait. About 3,000, mostly small and uninhabited islands lie off the western and southern coasts.

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