Beijing (pronounced /beɪˈdʒɪŋ/ or /beɪˈʒɪŋ/ in English; Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng, IPA: [pèɪtɕíŋ] ( listen); Wade-Giles: Pei3ching1 or Pei3-ching1) (also known as Peking (/piːˈkɪŋ/ ( listen) or /peɪˈkɪŋ/)) is a metropolis in northern China and the capital of the People's Republic of China. Governed as a municipality under direct administration of the central government, Beijing borders Hebei Province to the north, west, south, and for a smal...
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Country:
Area:
- 16,801.25 km² (6486.999 mi² )
Population:
- 10,123,000 (2008)
Also known as:
- Peking,
- Beijing Shi,
- Peiping Municipality,
- Peiping Municipal Administrative Area,
- Pei-P’Ing Shih,
- Pei-P'Ing Shih,
- Peipingshih,
- Peking Municipality,
- 北京
