| Taiwan, known for short as Tai, is situated at Chinas | | | | occupying more than 97 percent of the Taiwans |
| southeast sea waters. | | | | total area. It is Chinas biggest island and ranks the |
| Taiwan Island faces the Pacific to the east, | | | | 28th of the world islands. |
| approximately 2,800 kilometres from Guam. It | | | | Taiwan belongs to the tropical and subtropical zones, |
| borders Bashi Channel to the south and is 300 | | | | with the Tropic of Cancer running through its middle. |
| kilometres away from the Philippine Islands, to its | | | | However, being surrounded by seas in all sides, |
| west is Taiwan Strait, facing Fujian Province on | | | | Taiwan is embraced by the Pacific Ocean. The |
| Chinas mainland. The width of the strait is less than | | | | majority of Taiwan region falls in the temperate and |
| 200 kilometres and the narrowest part is only 130 | | | | humid maritime climate zone. As is influenced by the |
| kilometers, it traverses the sea trough of Okinawa in | | | | maritime monsoon, Taiwan has neither severe winter |
| the northeast and neighbours Ryukyu gunto. | | | | nor has it intense heat of summer. The forests |
| It holds a strategic point of communication on the | | | | remain verdant luxuriantly green and the flowers |
| north south sea of China and the communications hub | | | | blossom in all seasons. Taiwan is also characterized by |
| of West Pacific shipping line and constitutes the | | | | abundant rainfall and violent typhoon. |
| natural barrier of Chinas south east sea waters and | | | | Taiwan is rich in more than 110 kinds of minerals with |
| the communication pivot of contacts among | | | | coal, petroleum, natural gas, gold, silver copper and |
| countries in the Pacific region. | | | | sulphur as its main resources. It is also extremely rich |
| Taiwan is a multi island. The Taiwan Island proper and | | | | in terrestrial heat, a great variety of plants and the |
| its scattering islands, such as Hongtou Isle, Huoshao | | | | forest vegetation occupies 52 percent of the land |
| Isle, Guishan Isle altogether 14 isles attach to it. The | | | | area of the whole island, capturing the first place in all |
| Penghus made up of 64 islands. In addition, The | | | | China. It is rich in aquatic resources too and the |
| Diaoyu Islands which are composed of 8 islands and | | | | output of Taiwans coral occupies about 80 percent |
| some other isles. All in all Taiwan has more than 100 | | | | of the world total production, winning the fame of |
| islands big and small. Taiwans land area is 36 thousand | | | | The Kingdom of Coral. |
| square kilometres, among which the area of Taiwan | | | | Taiwan is also one of the main regions which exports |
| proper is over 35 thousand square kilometres, | | | | butterflies in the world. |