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Introduction to Taiwan<\/h3>\n
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Overview of Taiwan<\/h4>\n

Population: 23.57 million (as of April 2018)<\/p>\n

Area: 36,197.067 square kilometers<\/p>\n

People: Han Chinese (97%), Indigenous Peoples (2%), Others (1%)<\/p>\n

Languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese, Hakkanese, Aboriginal<\/p>\n

Major Foreign Languages: English, Japanese<\/p>\n

Time Zone: National Standard Time(UTC+8), no daylight saving time<\/p>\n

Standard Voltage: 110V, 60Hz<\/p>\n

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Geographical Environment<\/h4>\n

Taiwan is located between the southeastern coast of the Asian continent and the East Asian islands distributed along the western Pacific Rim. To the north lie Japan and the Ryukyu Islands; to the south are the Philippine Islands; to the west is Mainland China. Taiwan is a long, narrow island stretching from north to south. The island is about 395 kilometers long and about 144 kilometers wide, with a total land area of around 36,000 square kilometers (about 14,400 square miles).<\/p>\n

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Topography<\/h4>\n

Taiwan is endowed with steep mountain ranges; therefore, great altitude differences occur throughout the island. Most mountain ranges run in a north-northeast to south-southwest direction. The highest point is Yushan Peak of the Yushan Mountain Range, which reaches an elevation of 3,952 meters above sea level, making it the highest peak in Northeast Asia. Since mountain areas cover a majority of the island, Taiwan\u2019s ecological resources are abundant. The plains of Taiwan are relatively narrow and found only in the western region and the longitudinal valley along the east coast. These also happen to be the most densely populated areas in Taiwan.<\/p>\n

Climate<\/h4>\n