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Geography

Area: 35,967 sq. km. (13,887 sq. mi.).
Cities (June 2003) :Capital--Taipei (pop. 2.6 million). Other cities--(Kaohsiung 1.5 million), Taichung (990,000).
Terrain: Largely mountainous.
Climate: Maritime subtropical.


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Elevation extremes

lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: Yu Shan 3,997 m


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Geographic coordinates

23 30 N, 121 00 E



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