Taiwan is a country in East Asia, this island was called before Formosa from 1542, when Portuguese sailors sighted an uncharted island and noted it on their maps as Ilha Formosa (“beautiful island”).[
Neighbouring countries include the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The main island of Taiwan has an area of 35,808 square kilometres (13,826 sq mi), The capital is Taipei, with 23.57 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan is well know from the large production of tea, Oolong and green and black tea.