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Taiwan: map and facts
Taiwan is in Eastern Asia. It has about 23.3 million people (2023). It covers 36,281 km². That is about 643 people per km². Its highest point is Yu Shan, at 3,952 m.
Facts
- Population: 23,317,145 (2023, UN World Population Prospects)
- Area: 36,281 km² (area as drawn on this map)
- Capital: Taipei
- Highest point: Yu Shan, 3,952 m (Wikidata)
Mountains and landscapes
Its highest peaks:
- Yu Shan: 3,952 m (its highest point)
Land
Land cover seen from satellites (NASA MODIS, 2024): evergreen broadleaf forest 55.7%, farmland 12.7%, towns and cities 9%, savanna 5.9%, wooded savanna 5.2%, evergreen conifer forest 3.8%.
Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): mountains 62%, plains 18.1%, hills 14.7%, high mountains 5.2%.
Neighbours
Taiwan has no land borders on this map.
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Sources
India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.
- Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
- GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
- Friedl, M., Sulla-Menashe, D. (2022). MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.061. Terms
- United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Terms
- Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.
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