China

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China is part of:
Asia & Pacific · Eastern Asia ·
Water Basins of China:
Amur · Aral Sea · Bei Jiang-Hsi · Beilun · Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna · Har Us Nur · Huang He · Ili-Balkhash · Indus · Irrawaddy · Mekong · Ob · Pu Lun To · Red-Song Hong · Salween · Sujfun · Tarim · Tumen · Yalu ·

Facts & Figures

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Capital

Beijing

Neighbouring Countries

Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam

Total Area

9,596,960 km²

- Water

270,550 km² (2.82%) / 282 m²/ha

- Land

9,326,410 km²

Coastline

14,500 km

Population

1,323,324,000 (138 inhab./km²)

HDI^A

0.762 (2007)

Gini Coefficient^A

46.9 (1995)

Nominal GDP^B

$4,222,000 million

GDP (PPP) Per Capita^B

$6,100

National UN Presence

FAO, UNDP, WHO, UNICEF, WB, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNEP, UNESCAP

Land Use^C

- Cultivated Land

1,504,350 km² (16.13%)

- Arable

1,385,905 km² (14.86%)

- Permanent Crops

118,445 km² (1.27%)

- Irrigated

545,960 km²

- Non cultivated

7,842 km² (83.87%)

Average Annual Rainfall^D

Renewable Water Resources^E

2,829.60 km³

Water Withdrawals^F	630.29 km³/yr
- For Agricultural Use	68%
- For Domestic Use	7%
- For Industrial Use	26%
- Per Capita	495 m³

Population with safe access to
- Improved Water Source	77%
- Urban population	93%
- Rural population	67%
- Improved Sanitation	44%
- Urban population	69%
- Rural population	28%

References & Remarks

^A UNDP Human Development Report

^B CIA World Factbook and Wikipedia

^C CIA World Factbook Country Profiles

^D Aquastat - FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture

^E CIA World Factbook

^F Earthtrends

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1 News
2 Country Profile: Climate, Geography, Socio-Economic Context
3 Country Profile: Water Bodies and Resources
4 Country Profile: Legal and Institutional Environment
5 Country Profile: Water Sector Coordination
6 Country Profile: Trends in Water Use, Management and Sanitation
7 Country Profile: Challenges and Opportunities
8 Articles
9 Projects and Case Studies
10 Publications
11 Who is Who
12 References
13 See also
14 External Resources

News

Country Profile: Climate, Geography, Socio-Economic Context

Country Profile: Water Bodies and Resources

Country Profile: Legal and Institutional Environment

On a national scale, increasing water consumption due to the booming economy has led to water shortages. Consequently, the central government has increased its investment in the water sector and enacted legislation to alleviate water scarcity and assure continued economic growth. Many laws were passed in the 1990s, such as the Water Law, the Soil and Water Conservation Law, the Flood Control Law, the Environmental Protection Law, the Fishery Law, the Forestry Law and the Mineral Resources Law. Some related administrative rules and regulations for water management were also promulgated. In 2002, a new Water Law, emphasizing integrated water resources management, was passed. It has paved the way for a transition from engineering-dominated and demandbased development to a resource-oriented strategy that focuses on water availability.