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Taiwan
- Location
Location Description
Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and South China Sea, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China
- Continent
- Asia
- Bordering Countries
- None
- Independent
- No
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country has a red field with a dark blue rectangle in the canton, bearing a white sun with 12 triangular rays.
- Capital
- Taipei
- Language
- Chinese
- Currency
- (dollar)
- Size
- 13,976 sq mi (36,197 sq km) — 139th largest
- Total Population
- 23,317,031 people — 59th largest
- Population Density
- 1,668 people per sq mi (644 people per sq km) — 17th largest