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Background Stats: compare key data on China & India

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  • First human settlement > Date: Date or period of the first known or suspected human settlement within each geographic location listed. For further descriptions, please refer to notes.
  • First human settlement > Notes: Description of the first known or suspected human settlement within each geographic location listed. For the date or period of the described settlement, please refer to the according date stat.
  • First human settlement > Place: Location of the first known or suspected human settlement in each country.
  • Full name: Full names (translated to english) of the United Nations member states, as of 2014. For a list of full names in the respective original languages of each country, check this link.
  • Land border length: The length of each country's land border. Islands are listed as having a 0.0 km.
  • National anthems: National anthem.
  • National tree: Name of tree.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Neighboring countries and territories: The countries and territories neighboring each country. "L" means they share only a land border and "M" means they have only maritime boundaries. A blank means they share both.
  • Overview: A geopolitical overview of every sovereign country in the world, briefly examining their recent history and place on the global stage. The texts are taken from the BBC News website.
STAT China India
First human settlement > Date 39,000-42,000 BP 70,000 BP
First human settlement > Notes Bones found in a cave near Beijing in 1958 have been radiocarbon dated at between 39-42,000 years old. Recent finds of stone tools in Jwalapuram before and after the Toba supereruption , may have been made by modern humans, but this is disputed.
First human settlement > Place Tianyuan Cave Jwalapuram , Andhra Pradesh
Full name People's Republic of China Republic of India
Land border length 22,147 km
Ranked 1st. 57% more than India
14,103.1 km
Ranked 4th.
National anthems Y\u00ecy\u01d2ngj\u016bn J\u00ecnx\u00edngq\u01d4 ( March of the Volunteers ) Jana Gana Mana ( Hail the ruler of all minds )
National tree Ginkgo Banyan Tree
Neighboring countries and territories Afghanistan (L) Bhutan (L) Burma (L) India (L) Japan (M) Kazakhstan (L) North Korea South Korea (M) Kyrgyzstan (L) Laos (L) Mongolia (L) Nepal (L) Pakistan (L) Philippines (M) Russia (L) Tajikistan (L) Vietnam Hong Kong ( China ) Macau ( China ) Taiwan (M) Afghanistan (L) Bangladesh Bhutan (L) Burma China (L) Indonesia (M) Maldives (M) Nepal (L) Pakistan Sri Lanka (M) Thailand (M)
Overview <p>China is the world&#039;s most populous country, with a continuous culture stretching back nearly 4,000 years.</p> <p>Many of the elements that make up the foundation of the modern world originated in China, including paper, gunpowder, credit banking, the compass and paper money. </p> <p>After stagnating for more than two decades under the rigid authoritarianism of early communist rule under its late leader, Chairman Mao, China <a href="/news/world-asia-pacific-13017877" >China profile</a>now has the world&#039;s fastest-growing economy and is undergoing what has been described as a second industrial revolution. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13017877">Full Article</a> <p>The world&#039;s largest democracy and second most populous country emerged as a major power in the 1990s. It is militarily strong, has major cultural influence and a fast-growing and powerful economy. </p> <p>A nuclear-armed state, it carried out tests in the 1970s and again in the 1990s in defiance of world opinion. However, India is still tackling huge social, economic and environmental problems. </p> <p>The vast and diverse Indian sub-continent - from the mountainous Afghan frontier to the jungles of Burma - was under foreign rule from the early 1800s until the demise of the British Raj in 1947. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557384">Full Article</a>

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