Pakistan Vs China Geography Comparision and Facts

Pakistan China

Location Southern Asia, bordering the
Arabian Sea, between India on
the east and Iran and Afghanistan
on the west and China in the
north
Eastern Asia, bordering the East China
Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South
China Sea, between North Korea and
Vietnam

Geographic 30 00 N, 70 00 E 35 00 N, 105 00 E
coordinates

Map Asia Asia

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Area total: 796,095 sq km total: 9,596,960 sq km

land: 770,875 sq km land: 9,326,410 sq km
water: 25,220 sq km water: 270,550 sq km

Land total: 7,257 km total: 22,457 km

boundaries border countries (4): Afghanistan
2670 km, China 438 km, India
3190 km, Iran 959 km
border countries (15): Afghanistan 91
km, Bhutan 477 km, Burma 2129 km,
India 2659 km, Kazakhstan 1765 km,
North Korea 1352 km, Kyrgyzstan 1063
km, Laos 475 km, Mongolia 4630 km,
Nepal 1389 km, Pakistan 438 km,
Russia (northeast) 4133 km, Russia
(northwest) 46 km, Tajikistan 477 km,
Vietnam 1297 km

Coastline 1,046 km 14,500 km

Climate mostly hot, dry desert; extremely diverse; tropical in south to

temperate in northwest; arctic in subarctic in north
north

Terrain divided into three major mostly mountains, high plateaus,

geographic areas: the northern deserts in west; plains, deltas, and
highlands, the Indus River plain hills in east
in the center and east, and the
Balochistan Plateau in the south
and west
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Elevation mean elevation: 900 m
extremes lowest point: Arabian Sea 0 m
highest point: K2 (Mt. Godwin-
Austen) 8,611 m
Natural arable land, extensive natural
resources gas reserves, limited petroleum,
poor quality coal, iron ore,
copper, salt, limestone
Land use agricultural land: 35.2% (2011
est.)
arable land: 27.6% (2011
est.) / permanent
crops: 1.1% (2011
est.) / permanent
pasture: 6.5% (2011 est.)
forest: 2.1% (2011 est.)
other: 62.7% (2011 est.)
Irrigated land 202,000 sq km (2012)
Natural frequent earthquakes,
hazards occasionally severe especially in
north and west; flooding along
the Indus after heavy rains (July
and August)
Environment - water pollution from raw
current issues sewage, industrial wastes, and
China
mean elevation: 1,840 m
lowest point: Turpan Pendi -154 m
highest point: Mount Everest (highest
peak in Asia and highest point on earth
above sea level) 8,848 m
coal, iron ore, helium, petroleum,
natural gas, arsenic, bismuth, cobalt,
cadmium, ferrosilicon, gallium,
germanium, hafnium, indium, lithium,
mercury, tantalum, tellurium, tin,
titanium, tungsten, antimony,
manganese, magnesium, molybdenum,
selenium, strontium, vanadium,
magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, rare
earth elements, uranium, hydropower
potential (world's largest), arable land
agricultural land: 54.7% (2011 est.)
arable land: 11.3% (2011
est.) / permanent crops: 1.6% (2011
est.) / permanent
pasture: 41.8% (2011 est.)
forest: 22.3% (2011 est.)
other: 23% (2011 est.)
690,070 sq km (2012)
frequent typhoons (about five per year
along southern and eastern coasts);
damaging floods; tsunamis;
earthquakes; droughts; land
subsidence
volcanism: China contains some
historically active volcanoes including
Changbaishan (also known as
Baitoushan, Baegdu, or P'aektu-san),
Hainan Dao, and Kunlun although most
have been relatively inactive in recent
centuries
air pollution (greenhouse gases, sulfur
dioxide particulates) from reliance on
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agricultural runoff; limited coal produces acid rain; China is the

natural freshwater resources;
most of the population does not
have access to potable water;
deforestation; soil erosion;
desertification; air pollution and
noise pollution in urban areas
world's largest single emitter of carbon
dioxide from the burning of fossil
fuels; water shortages, particularly in
the north; water pollution from
untreated wastes; coastal destruction
due to land reclamation, industrial
development, and aquaculture;
deforestation and habitat destruction;
poor land management leads to soil
erosion, landslides, floods, droughts,
dust storms, and desertification; trade
in endangered species

Environment - party to: Biodiversity, Climate party to: Antarctic-Environmental

international Change, Climate Change-Kyoto
agreements Protocol, Desertification,
Endangered Species,
Environmental Modification,
Hazardous Wastes, Law of the
Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone
Layer Protection, Ship Pollution,
Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Marine
Life Conservation
Protocol, Antarctic Treaty,
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate
Change-Kyoto Protocol,
Desertification, Endangered Species,
Environmental Modification, Hazardous
Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine
Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship
Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical
Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the
selected agreements

Population the Indus River and its tributaries
distribution attract most of the settlement,
with Punjab province the most
densely populated
overwhelming majority of the
population is found in the eastern half
of the country; the west, with its vast
mountainous and desert areas, remains
sparsely populated; though ranked first
in the world in total population,
overall density is less than that of
many other countries in Asia and
Europe; high population density is
found along the Yangtze and Yellow
River valleys, the Xi Jiang River delta,
the Sichuan Basin (around Chengdu), in
and around Beijing, and the

Conclusion:
China is about 12 times bigger than Pakistan.Pakistan is approximately 796,095 sq km, while China is
approximately 9,596,960 sq km, making China 1,106% larger than Pakistan. Meanwhile, the population
of Pakistan is ~233.5 million people (1.2 billion more people live in China). Pakistan has a long and
strong relationship with China. The long-standing ties between the two countries have been
mutually beneficial. A close identity of views and mutual interests remain the centre-point of
bilateral ties. Pakistan has also served as a conduit for China's influence in the Muslim world.