China's land area of about 3.7 million sq mi (9.6 million sq km) China has 34 provincial-level administrative units:

23 provinces,

4 municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing),

5 autonomous regions (Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Ningxia, Xinjiang) and

2 special administrative regions (Hong Kong, Macau).

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