China

East Asia

Russia

Eurasia

France

United Kingdom

Europe

United States

North America

A world map highlights permanent member countries of the U N Security Council in blue. The countries highlighted are the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China.

Countries comprising the United Nations (UN) Security Council, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security as well as accepting new members into the UN.

Countries

World

United Nations Security Council: Permanent Members

Kyrgyzstan

Central Asia

Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

Macau S.A.R. (China)

North Korea

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

A map shows the extent of the Chinese Empires. The Han Empire (black) covers the largest area. The Zhou Empire (blue) and Shang Empire (yellow) cover smaller regions within the Han Empire, primarily in central China around modern-day Jinan and Wuhan.

Territorial extent of the Han, Shang, and Zhou empires

Chinese Empires

nature

Anthropogenic Biomes

Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

Average Annual Precipitation

Biomes

Climate Zones

Global Mean Temperature, January

Global Mean Temperature, July

Global Surface Warming: Worst-Case Projections (NASA)

Insolation

Land Cover

Major Soil Orders

Prevailing Agricultural Practices

World Elevations

United Nations Security Council: Permanent Members	Chinese Empires
Value	Han Empire	Shang Empire	Zhou Empire



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