| Capital City | Beijing | 
| Capital location | 39 55 N, 116 23 E | 
| Capital - history | the Chinese meaning is "Northern Capital" | 
| Capital - time difference | 
						UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) time zone note: China is the largest country (in terms of area) with just one time zone; before 1949 it was divided into five  |