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Area > A note includes the Pescadores, Matsu, and Quemoy
Area > Comparative to US places slightly smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined
DEFINITION: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).		View time series
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Capital city with population	Taipei - 2,643,439
DEFINITION: Capital cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geographic coordinates	23 30 N, 121 00 E
DEFINITION: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.		View time series
SOURCE: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Largest city with population	Taipei - 2,643,439
DEFINITION: Largest cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
northernmost point > Latitude	25°18'N
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Population density	685.47 people per sqkm		[13th of 256]
DEFINITION: People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point
tallest mountains > Mountain	Yu Shan
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SOURCE: Heal The World Foundation.

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