This polygon shapefile contains the third-level administrative divisions of China (adm3). Level 3 divisions include counties. This layer is part of the Global Administrative Areas 2015 (v2.8) dataset. Hijmans, R. and University of California, Berkeley, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. (2015). Third-level Administrative Divisions, China, 2015. UC Berkeley, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/xg824mz9880 This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.