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Overview
- Capital:
- Taipei
- Area:
- 35,980 km²
- Population:
- 23,036,087 (2006 estimate)
- Language(s):
- Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects.
- Religion(s):
- Buddhist, Confucian and Taoist - 93%, Christian - 4.5%, others - 2.5%.
- Ethnic Group(s):
- Taiwanese - 84%, Chinese - 14%, aborigine - 2%.