China is located in East Asia and is one of the world's largest countries by land area. It shares borders with several countries, including Russia to the north, Mongolia to the north, and northeast, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan to the west, India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar to the south, and North Korea to the northeast. To the east, China has a long coastline along the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea, and the South China Sea. The capital city of China is Beijing, and some of its other major cities include Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.