China

"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."

- Mao Zedong

"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."

- Dalai Lama

China, officially known as the People's Republic of China (中国球 / 中华人民共和国球), prefers calling himself Zhongguo), or PRC is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia. He is bordered by

Mongoliaball and

Russia to the North,

Bhutan,

India,

Laos,

Myanmar,

Nepal, and

Vietnam to the South,

North Korea to the East, and

Afghanistan,

Kazakhstan,

Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan to the West (the most neighbors out of every other country). The country is divided into 33 divisions, 22 being provinces (Not including

Taiwan), 5 being autonomous regions like

Tibet, 4 being municipalities such as

Shanghai, and 2 being special administrative regions,

Hong Kong and

Macau. That gives him a total area of 9,600,000 square kilometers, making him the 3rd or 4th largest country in the world. With about 1.379 billion inhabitants as of 2016, he is the most populous country in

BRICS, SCO, and the world. China, nearing the ability to become a world superpower, is a member of the G20, BRICS, SCO, and a part of the big five in the

United Nations security council. China is often seen as a new rival to USA as he is a hard working country with the 3rd strongest military in the world behind Russia. Due to USA's declining influence, some people have predicted that China could become the next sole superpower on the world stage.

His national day is October 1st.