The 18 districts and counties under the jurisdiction of Beijing Municipality comprise an area of 16,800 square kilometers and support a population of 12 million. This is more than half the population of Taiwan.
北京市轄有十八個區縣，面積廣達一萬六千八百平方公里，人口超過一千二百萬，幾乎相當於半個台灣。