Geography of Taiwan
- Taiwan is:
- a common name used for the Republic of China since the 1970s, to avoid confusion with the People's Republic of China (commonly known as China)
- also the name of the Island of Taiwan (Formosa)
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia (but not on the mainland)
- Asia
- East Asia
- Asia
- Pacific Ocean
- East China Sea
- Philippine Sea
- Bashi Channel
- South China Sea
- Taiwan Strait
- Time zone: Chungyuan Standard Time (UTC+08)
- Extreme points of Taiwan
- High: Yu Shan 3,952 m (12,966 ft)
- Low: South China Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: 1,566 km
- Population of Taiwan: 22,805,547 people (2006 estimate) - 49th most populous country
- Area of Taiwan: 35,801 km2 (13,823 sq mi) - 39th largest country
- Atlas of Taiwan
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