Back جغرافيا تايوان Arabic Xeografía de Taiwán AST তাইওয়ানের ভূগোল Bengali/Bangla Geography of Taiwan English Geografio de Tajvano Esperanto Geografía de Taiwán Spanish جغرافیای تایوان Persian Taiwanin maantiede Finnish Géographie de Taïwan French Tajvan földrajza Hungarian
Native name: 臺灣 or 台灣 | |
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 Map of Taiwan | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | East Asia |
| Coordinates | 23°46′N 121°0′E / 23.767°N 121.000°E |
| Area | 35,801 km2 (13,823 sq mi) |
| Length | 394 km (244.8 mi) |
| Width | 144 km (89.5 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3,952 m (12966 ft) |
| Highest point | Yu Shan |
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Taiwan | |
| Capital city | Taipei |
| Largest settlement | Taipei (pop. 2,630,191) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 23,000,000 (2005) |
| Pop. density | 642.44/km2 (1663.91/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Taiwanese people 98% Han Chinese 70% Hoklo 14% Hakka 14% Mainlander 2% Aboriginal Taiwanese |
Taiwan is a medium-sized chain of islands in East Asia at 23°30" N, 121°00" E . It runs through the Tropic of Cancer. Also known as Formosa, it makes up most of the territories of the Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan).