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2,300-year-old jade, unearthed at Beinan Cultural Park
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The Dutch East India Company established Fort Zeelandia in 1624 on the coastal islet of Tayouan.

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Taiwan

Population
23.6M
Area
36,193 km²
Capital
Taipei
Continent
Asia
60th most populous country in the world

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.

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