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