Borders of China

China shares international land borders with 14 sovereign states. In addition, there is a 30-kilometre (19 mi) internal border with the special administrative region of Hong Kong, which was a British dependency before 1997, and a 3-kilometre (1.9 mi) internal border with Macau, a Portuguese territory until 1999. With land borders of 22,117 kilometres (13,743 mi) in total, China has the longest aggregate land borders of any country.

China's northernmost border in the middle of the Amur River north of Mohe City

Countries sharing land borders with China

Border marker of China.

The table below, is a table of countries and territories who share a land border with China around its perimeter. In parentheses are their lengths in miles.[1]

Country Length ((km) and (mi)) Notes
 North Korea1,416 (879)
 Russia3,645 (2,264)
 Mongolia4,677 (2,906)
 Kazakhstan1,533 (952)
 Kyrgyzstan858 (533)
 Tajikistan414 (257)
 Afghanistan76 (47)
 Pakistan596 (370)Disputed; depends on the resolution of territorial conflicts between India and China, and between India and Pakistan
 India3,488 (2,167)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
   Nepal1,440 (895)
 Bhutan470 (292)Disputed; depends on the resolution of various territorial conflicts between Bhutan and China
 Myanmar2,185 (1,357)
 Laos423 (262)
 Vietnam1,283 (795)

See also

References

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