Taiwan Overview

Location: located between 21^o45'- 25^o56' north latitude and 124^o34'- 119^o18' east longitude; situated on the sea and southeast edge of the China's continental shelf, more than 100 kilometers away from the northeast China; bordering the Pacific Ocean to the east, opposite the Philippines Islands across the Bashi Strait to the south

Neighboring Areas: Fujian and Hainan Provinces and Philippines

Population: 19.67 million
Area: 36,000 sq km

Nationalities: Han, Pinbu, and Gaoshan

Climatic Features: with Tropic of Cancer crossing the Island featured the tropical and subtropical climate with windy and rainy weather and high temperature; no cold winter or hot summer; seldom frost and snow; inshore typhoon centering around June to October in the southeast and November and December in the northeast

Average Temperature: 20-25^oC annually; 13-20^oC in January and 24-29^oC in July
Rainfall: average annual of 2,500 mm

Local Highlights:
Taiwan three treasures: rice, sugar and tea; rich in camphor and camphor oil