Taiwan
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Area
36K km²
Coordinates
23.7000, 121.0000
Category
islands
Overview
A mountainous island nation at the heart of East Asian geopolitics and technology.
About
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.
More about Taiwan
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