How big is Taiwan? What is its population?

As of February 2021, the total area is approximately 36,000 square kilometers; the population is approximately 23.6 million. Taiwan Province consists of Taiwan Island, the largest island in China, and affiliated islands such as Orchid Island, Green Island, Diaoyu Island, and the Penghu Islands, with a total area of ??approximately 36,000 square kilometers. Taiwan spans the temperate zone and the tropics, with the Tropic of Cancer passing through the central part. It has high mountains and considerable changes in terrain and elevation. Taiwan has a population of approximately 23.6 million, with more than 70% concentrated in the five metropolitan areas in the west, of which the Taipei Metropolitan Area, centered on Taipei City, is the largest.

The Gaoshan people, the main ethnic minority in Taiwan, had settled here before the formation of the Han immigrant society in the 17th century; since the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, a large number of people from southern Fujian and eastern Guangdong immigrated to Taiwan, eventually forming a Han-dominated The main society. In 1945, the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War were victorious, and Taiwan and Penghu were returned to China's sovereign jurisdiction; in 1949, the Chinese Kuomintang authorities withdrew from Taiwan.

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Related information about Taiwan:

1. Taiwan Island covers an area of ??35886.8623 square kilometers, making it the largest island in China and the 38th largest in the world. The island is about 395 kilometers long from north to south and 145 kilometers wide from east to west. The coastline around the island is about 1251.2806 kilometers long. The total length including the Penghu Islands is about 1520 kilometers. It straddles the center of the Western Pacific Ocean Channel and is the maritime connection between China and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. It is an important transportation hub and its strategic value is extremely important.

2. Taiwanese people form different ethnic groups due to their different ancestral places and the time they moved to Taiwan. They are divided into four major ethnic groups-Minnan people, Hakka people, people from other provinces, and ethnic minorities (Gaoshan people). 98% of Taiwan's population are Han Chinese from mainland China, and about 2% are ethnic minorities who have settled before the Han people immigrated in the 17th century (collectively referred to by the Chinese government as the Gaoshan ethnic group).

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