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GEOGRAPHY
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Capital |
Taipei |
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Area |
total: 35,980 sq km
land: 32,260 sq km
water: 3,720 sq km |
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Climate |
tropical; marine; rainy season from June to August;
cloudiness is persistent and extensive all year
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Natural resources |
small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos |
| PEOPLE (July 2007 est.) |
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Population |
22,858,872 |
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Population
Density |
635.32 / sq km |
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Age Structure |
0-14 years: 17.8%
15-64 years: 72%
65 years and over: 10.2% |
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Sex Ratio |
1.026 male(s)/female |
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Religions |
mixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5% |
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Language |
Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects |
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