China is the 

fourth largest country in the world after Russia, Canada and the USA. Although
China is so large, there is only one timezone!

Most people in China live in the eastern parts of the country, the western parts are only sparsely
populated.

The Pacific Ocean forms the natural border in the east and southeast and southwest of the
country. In the west, there are the Himalayas, which is the highest mountain range in the world.

China is the most populous country in the world as it is home to almost one fifth of the world
population.

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The USA or the United States of America is the second largest country on the North American
continent - after Canada.

The U.S. (United States) are a union of states. Of the 50 states of the USA, 49 are located on the
American mainland and one state, Hawaii, is located in the Pacific Ocean.

The USA is the third most populous country in the world.The USA are home to people of all
different ethnic groups, different religions and different mother tongues.

There is no official languages in the country, however, English is an official language in all
states. 
India

India is the seventh largest country in the world. It is

the second most populous country in the world.

The Indus Valley civilisation developed as the first urban culture

in South Asia. 

As India is a large and very diverse country, also the agricultural

products are very different. Thus the food and cooking styles are
different from region to region.

There are 22 official languages, but Hindi is the most commonly

spoken language and it is spoken by more than half of the
Indians.

As the neighbour of Sri Lanka,we have a huge influence from

India.

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