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Fun fact 3 about Taiwan

2,300-year-old jade, unearthed at Beinan Cultural Park
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The Dutch East India Company established Fort Zeelandia in Taiwan in 1624.

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Taiwan

Taiwan

Area
35,980 km²
Location
Taiwan
22nd largest island 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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