Geography of Taiwan
| Disputed island Other names: Formosa |
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Taiwan is mostly mountainous in the east, with gently sloping plains in the west. The Penghu Islands are west of Taiwan.
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| Location | East Asia |
| Area | 35,882.6258 km2 (13,854.3593 sq mi) |
| Rank | 38 |
| Length | 394 km (245 mi) |
| Width | 144 km (89 mi) |
| Coastline | 1,239.5756 km (770.2366 mi) |
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| Administered by | |
 Republic of China
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| Province and Special municipality | Taiwan Province (excluding Penghu County), Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Taichung City, Tainan City, and Kaohsiung City |
| Capital city | Taipei City |
| Largest city | New Taipei City (population: 3,976,313) |
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Republic of China
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| Province and Special municipality | Taiwan Province (excluding Penghu County), Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Taichung City, Tainan City, and Kaohsiung City |
| Largest city | New Taipei City |
 People's Republic of China
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| Province | Taiwan Province (excluding Penghu County) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 23,269,633 (as of September 2016. See Demographics of Taiwan for more info.) |
| Density | 648.49/km² |
| Ethnic groups |
Han Taiwanese (98%) ∟ Hoklo people(70%) ∟ Hakka people (14%) ∟ Mainland Chinese (14%) Taiwanese aborigines (2%) |
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| Recognized by the United Nations as part of China | |
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| Postal | Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Literal meaning | beautiful island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Táiwān |
| Bopomofo | ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ |
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh | Tair'uan |
| Wade–Giles | T'ai²-wan¹ |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Táiwan |
| MPS2 | Táiwān |
| Wu | |
| Romanization | IPA: [d̥e uɛ] |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Thòi-vàn |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Toi4 Waan1 |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Tâi-oân |
| Tâi-lô | Tâi-uân |
| Eastern Min | |
| Fuzhou BUC | Dài-uăng |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Fúĕrmóshā |
| Bopomofo | ㄈㄨˊ ㄦˇ ㄇㄛˊ ㄕㄚ |
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh | Fur'eelmosha |
| Wade–Giles | Fu²-êr³-mo²-sha¹ |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Fúĕrmósha |
| MPS2 | Fúĕrmóshā |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | fuk1ji5mo1saa1 |
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