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Flag Description
Red with a large yellow five-pointed star and four smaller yellow five-pointed stars (arranged in a vertical arc toward the middle of the flag) in the upper hoist-side corner.

Currency
The Yuan.

Astronomy
Today's date is May 17, 2008. There is currently a First Quarter Moon.

Location
Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam.

Climate
Extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north.

Terrain
Mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east.

Elevation Extremes
Lowest point: Turpan Pendi -154 m ... Highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m (1999 est.)

Nature & Science News
Evolution rolls on for Mars rover - The wheels continue to turn on Europe's billion-euro project to put a robotic rover on the Red Planet's surface.
US lists polar bear as threatened - The US lists the polar bear as a threatened species but says the decision will not affect climate change policies.
Charles urges forest logging halt - Prince Charles says halting logging in the rainforest is the single greatest solution to climate change.
Changes pinned on warming - A survey concludes that shifts in the Earth's physical and biological systems are driven by global warming.
Mars probe set for risky descent - Scientists prepare for "seven minutes of terror" as the Phoenix spacecraft attempts to land on the surface.
Europe could get own spaceship - EADS Astrium plans a variant of its space station truck, the ATV, that could fly European astronauts.
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Map of China

China

This is a map of China. The map illustrates the location of Beijing and its proximity to Xi'an, Taipei, Shanghai, and the Yellow Sea.

Other countries on this map include: Japan / Mongolia / India

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