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Geography
The Republic of China today consists of the
island of Taiwan, an island 100 mi (161 km) of
the Asian mainland in the Pacific; two of-shore
islands, Kinmen (Quemoy) and Matsu; and the
nearby islets of the Pescadores chain. It is
slightly larger than the combined areas of Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Government
Multiparty democracy.
Capital (2014 est.): Taipei
Monetary unit: New Taiwan dollar
Population (2014 est.): 23,359,928 (growth rate: 0.25%); birth rate: 8.55/1000;
infant mortality rate: 4.49/1000; life expectancy: 79.84
Religions: Buddhism (8,086,000 or 35.1%), Taoism (7,600,000 or 33%), Yiguandao
(810,000 or 3.5%), Protestantism (605,000 or 2.6%), and Roman Catholicism
(298,000 or 1.3%).
Language: Mandarin
National Costume / Dress
changshan (Chngshn;
literally "long shirt") is the
male equivalent of the
women's cheongsam
(qipao). It is also known
as a changpao
(chngpo) or dagua
dgu).
Monastery / Mosque
in Kaohsiung
Dabajian Mountain