Peoples Republic of China Republic of Taiwan Republic of China Peoples Republic of Taiwan
Far North Far West Far South Far East
T'ai-nan Chi-lung Miao-li Taipei
509 metres 1009 metres 259 metres 759 metres
23 million 2.3 million 230 000 123 million
Phillipines Pescadores Brunei Maldives
French British Japanese Dutch
Marsh Strewn with Lakes Mountainous Flat as a pancake
Siam Formosa Abyssinia Ceylon