University:
California State University, Northridge
Course:
GEOG 324 | China
Academic year:

2024
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117

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1
Author:

Hadassah Chase

Facts in brief about Taiwan Capital: Taipei. Official language: Northern Chinese (Mandarin, or putonghua). Area: 13,892 sq. mi. (35,980 sq. km), including the Pescadores islands, but excluding Matsu and Quemoy. Greatest distances—north-south, 235 mi. (378 km); east-west, 90 mi. (145 km). Coastline—555 mi. (893 km). Elevation: Highest—Yu Shan (Mount Morrison), 13,113 ft. (3,997 m) above sea level. Lowest—sea level. Population: Estimated 2002 population—22,735,000; density, 1,637 per sq. mi. (632 per sq. km); distribution, 77 percent urban, 23 percent rural. 1990 census—20,285,626. Chief products: Agriculture—asparagus, bananas, chickens and ducks, citrus fruits, hogs, mushrooms, pineapples, rice, sugar cane, sweet potatoes, tea, vegetables. Fishing—shrimp, snapper, tuna. Forestry— cedar, hemlock, oak. Manufacturing—calculators, clothing and textiles, iron and steel, paper, plastics, plywood, processed foods, radios, ships, sporting goods, sugar, television sets, toys. Flag: The flag has a red field. A white sun appears on a blue canton in the upper left-hand corner. Red stands for liberty and sacrifice, and white for fraternity and honesty. Adopted in 1928. Money: Basic unit—New Taiwan dollar or yuan. One hundred cents equal one yuan. See Yuan.

Facts in Brief About Taiwan

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