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Chief of the State: Tsai Ing-wen
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Area: total: 35,980 sq km land: 32,260 sq km water: 3,720 sq km
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Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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Elevation Extremes: mean elevation: 1,150 m elevation extremes: lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: Yu Shan 3,952 m
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Land Use: agricultural land: 22.7% arable land 16.9%; permanent crops 5.8%; permanent pasture NA forest: NA other: 77.3%
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Irrigated Land: 3,820 sq km
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Population & its structure: 23,464,787
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Population growth rate: 0.2% (2016 est.)
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Birth rate: 8.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
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