中國,古時(shí)通常泛指中原地區(qū),與“中華”“中夏”“中土”“中州”含義相同.古代華夏族、漢族建國于黃河流域一帶,以為居天下之中,故稱中國.后來成為我國的專用的簡稱.1949年10月1日起,國名全稱為中華人民共和國.陸地面積960萬平方公里,人口13.7億（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.