Excerpt from China and Its People
The great empire of China comprises one-third of the entire continent of Asia, and one-tenth part of the habitable globe. It embraces about 5,500,000 square miles. It is exceeded only by the Russian Empire, with 7,725,000 square miles, and the British Empire, with 6,790,000 square miles. Mere figures, however, give a vague idea of its extent. It is only by comparison with other countries that we can get an adequate idea of its vast size. It is more than one-third larger than the whole of Europe, and exceeds the area of Great Britain and Ireland forty-four times. It is one hundred and four times as large as England, and one hundred and seventy-six times as large as Scotland. Its coast line, washed by the restless surges of the China Sea is over 3,000 miles long. It stretches through 2,400 miles from north to south, and nearly 4,500 miles from east to west. In this vast area is a great variety of climate and soil.
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