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Information about Taiwan.
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INDEX:
• Map of Taiwan in the world. Page -3
• Map of Taiwan. Page -4
• Flag. Page -5
• General Information:
› Total Area. Page –6
› Number of people. Page –6
› Capital city. Page -6
› Languages. Page –7
› Official money (currency). Page –7
› Important cities. Page -8
• Geography:
› Mountains. Page –9
› Rivers. Page –10
• Animals. Page –11
• Famous people. Page –12
• Cultural facts. Page -13
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Map of Taiwan in the world
Taiwan it’s an officially the Republic
of China, is an state in East Asia.
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Flag
The flag of the Republic of China is red with a
navy blue canton bearing, a white sun with twelve
triangular rays. In Chinese, the flag is commonly
described as “Blue Sky, White Sun and a Wholly
Red Earth” to reflect its attributes.
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Total area The total area of Taiwan is 36.193
Km 2. Number of people
23.261.747 people live in Taiwan.
Capital city The capital city of Taiwan is Taipei
city. Taipei is located at the northern
tip of the island of Taiwan, near the
Tamsui River.
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Languages
Mandarin is the official national language and
is spoken by the vast majority of the
population of Taiwan. It has been the primary
language of instruction in schools since
Japanese were forced out in the 1940.
The languages in Taiwan are: mandarin,
Hakka, standard Chinese and Taiwanese.
Official money (currency)
The currency of Taiwan is the New Taiwan
Dollar. The New Taiwan Dollar is the
official currency of the Republic of
China (ROC), commonly referred as
Taiwan. The New Taisan Dollar was
introduced in 1949 to replace The Old
Taiwan Dollar.
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Important cities
The most important cities in Taiwan are:
Kaohsiung City. Population: 2.772.461. Kaohsiung is a city located in
southwestern Taiwan. It’s divided into thirty-eight districts. It’s the
second largest city I Taiwan, with a population around 2,9 million
people.
Tainan City – Population: 1.874.724 people. It’s a city in southern
Taiwan. It’s the fifth largest city.
Taichung City – Population: 2.655.456. Taichung is a city located in
west-central Taiwan with a population of just over 2,6 million people,
making it the third largest city on the island after Taipei and
Kaohsiung.
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Mountains
Taiwan is a mountainous island. Taiwan is mostly
mountainous in the east. The highest mountain is “Jade
Mountain” that is nearly 4 km. high.
Jade Mountain Shitoushan
The Hsuehshan tunnel or tunnel
"Snow Mountain", is one of the
world's largest tunnel in Taiwan,
located in Taipei-Yilan Highway.
Hsuehshan
Pintian
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Rivers
Tamsui River is a river in
northern Taiwan. Its origin is in
the mountain Pintian in Hsinchu .
The river flows through the city
of Taipei. Desemboca in the
Taiwan Strait.
River Tamsui
Keelung The Keelung River originates in the mountains west-
northwest of the city of Jingtong, descends into a valley of the
crack and then flows Sandiaoling. It then flows north to a point
and then back toward Taipei, where it joins the Tamsui River and
flows into the sea.
Dajia Dajia River is a river in north-central
Taiwan. It flows through the city of Taichung.
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Cultural Facts
The Bunun, also historically known as
the Vonum, are a tribe of Taiwanese
aborigines and are best known for their
sophisticated polyphonic vocal music. They speak
the Bunun language. Unlike other aboriginal tribes
in Taiwan, the Bunun are widely dispersed across
the island.
Traditional Bunun
dress