Taiwan

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Capital: Taipei

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 13,973

Land Covered by Water: 8.6%

Time Zone: HKT (UTC+8)

Climate: tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); cloudiness is persistent and extensive all year

Approximate Population: 22,920,946

Official Language: Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects

Religion: Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Confucianism, Chinese folk religion, Islam, Falun Gong, Syncretic Religions

Currency: Taiwan Dollar

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Escherichia coli diarrhea Hepatitis A, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Japanese Encephalitis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Plague - risk for travelers is small, Toxoplasmosis, HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Hepatitis B, Tuberculosis (TB), SARS

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