Taiwan population

1. Is Taiwan overpopulated?
2. What percentage of Taiwan are Chinese?
3. Did Taiwan ever belong to China?
4. Is Taiwan the smallest country?

Is Taiwan overpopulated?

Taiwan proper has an area of less than 36,000km2, but excluding the mountainous areas, its 23.6 million people live on only one-third of this area, making it the world's most densely populated nation. In short, Taiwan is overcrowded. The problems of overpopulation are self-evident.

What percentage of Taiwan are Chinese?

According to government figures, over 95% of Taiwan's population of 23.4 million consists of Han Chinese, while 2.3% are Austronesian Taiwanese indigenous peoples.

Did Taiwan ever belong to China?

The island was annexed in 1683 by the Qing dynasty of China and ceded to the Empire of Japan in 1895. The Republic of China, which had overthrown the Qing in 1911, took control of Taiwan following the surrender of Japan in 1945. Japan would renounce sovereignty over Taiwan in 1952.

Is Taiwan the smallest country?

Taiwan is an island state in the South China Sea, west of Japan. The land has a total area of 35,980 km² (13,892 mi²) and a total coastline of 1,566 km (973.1 mi). This land area is approximately 143% of the area of Maryland. Taiwan is thus one of the smallest countries in Asia by area and ranked 139th worldwide.