中国,古时通常泛指中原地区,与“中华”“中夏”“中土”“中州”含义相同.古代华夏族、汉族建国于黄河流域一带,以为居天下之中,故称中国.后来成为我国的专用的简称.1949年10月1日起,国名全称为中华人民共和国.陆地面积960万平方公里,人口13.7亿（2010）,首都北京. 　　China,theancientusuallyreferstoasthecentralplains,and"the""insummer""soil""zhongzhou"samemeaning.AncientChinesefamily,thehannationalityinfoundingtheYellowRiverarea,intheworldofthought,itiscalledChina.LaterbecomeChina'sspecialabbreviation.October1,1949,allthenamecalledthePeople'sRepublicofChina.Thelandareaof960squarekilometersandapopulationof1.37billion(2010),Beijing,thecapital.