中国,古时通常泛指中原地区,与“中华”“中夏”“中土”“中州”含义相同.古代华夏族、汉族建国于黄河流域一带,以为居天下之中,故称中国.后来成为我国的专用的简称.1949年10月1日起,国名全称为中华人民共和国.陆地面积960万平方公里,人口13.7亿（2010）,首都北京.
China, the ancient usually refers to as the central plains, and "the" "in summer" "soil" "zhongzhou" same meaning. Ancient Chinese family, the han nationality in founding the Yellow River area, in the world of thought, it is called China. Later become China's special abbreviation. October 1, 1949, all the name called the People's Republic of China. The land area of 960 square kilometers and a population of 1.37 billion (2010), Beijing, the capital.