AsthelargestnationinAsiaandthethirdlargestintheworld,Chinahasthelargestpopulationintheglobe.Chinahasapopulationofmorethanonebillion,whichmeansthatmorethanonefifthofpeopleonearthliveinChina.ButvastareasinChinaarealmostdeserted,andonecantravelfordayswithoutseeingsignsofhumanlife.MostofthepeopleinChinaliveintheeasternpartofthecountry.IncontrasttootherpartsofChina,theeasthasadensepopulation,andalmosteverypieceofarablelandisundercultivation.ThelargestcompactcommunityofpeopleisintheregionthatstretchesfromthenorthYangtzeRivertoBeijing,thecapital.