Taiwan, also known as Formosa, with formal name of Republic of China, is
an ideal travel destination where visitors experience different cultures derived from its long past colonial history and enjoy good food of different cuisines, stupendous mountains and beautiful ocean. Taiwan, geographically lying at the western rim of the Pacific Ocean, southwest of China mainland, south of Japan and north of the Philippines, has an area of 36,188 square kilometers (13,972 sq miles) and a population of 23 million, with its capital at Taipei City. Major languages are Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese and Hakka and major religions are Buddhism, Taoism and Christianity.
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