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    Republic of China (Taiwan)

    Taiwan is located in East Asia. Below you can see where Taiwan sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Taipei.

    Where Taiwan is located
    Outline of Taiwan
    Political map of Taiwan and neighboring countries
    Political map: Taiwan and its neighbors
    Reference map of Taiwan (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of Taiwan (CIA World Factbook)By Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Relief map of Taiwan — physical geography
    Relief map of Taiwan — physical geographyBy Uwe Dedering · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of Taiwan
    Location map of TaiwanBy NordNordWest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Taiwan on the globe
    Taiwan on the globeBy 李4 · GFDL · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Map of the administrative divisions of Taiwan
    First-level administrative divisions of Taiwan

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    Administrative divisions of Taiwan

    Taiwan is divided into 21 counties.

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    • Changhua
    • Chiayi
    • Chiayi City
    • Hsinchu
    • Hsinchu City
    • Hualien
    • Kaohsiung City
    • Keelung City
    • Kinmen
    • Miaoli
    • Nantou
    • New Taipei City
    • Penghu
    • Pingtung
    • Taichung City
    • Tainan City
    • Taipei City
    • Taitung
    • Taoyuan
    • Yilan
    • Yunlin

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Where is Taiwan?

    Taiwan lies in East Asia. Its geographic centre is at about 23.70° N, 120.96° E, and the capital, Taipei, is at 25.04° N, 121.56° E.

    With 36,197 km², it is the 35th-largest of the 46 countries in Asia — about 15% of the size of the United Kingdom.

    Taiwan lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.

    As an island nation, Taiwan has no land borders. See all island countries.

    Geography of Taiwan

    Continent
    Asia
    Region
    East Asia
    Area
    36,197 km²
    Geographic centre
    23.70° N, 120.96° E
    Capital (Taipei)
    25.04° N, 121.56° E
    Size rank in Asia
    35 of 46
    Highest point
    Yushan (3,952 m)
    Land borders
    None (island / coastal)