Free area of the Republic of China

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Free area of the Republic of China 中華民國自由地區[I]
Largest cities	Taipei
Languages	Mandarin Taiwanese Hokkien Hakka Formosan languages Matsunese
Ethnic groups	Han Taiwanese Taiwanese indigenous peoples
Demonym(s)	Taiwanese
Area
• Total	36,193 km2 (13,974 sq mi)
Population
• 2018 census	23,681,968
• Density	650/km2 (1,683.5/sq mi)
Currency	New Taiwan Dollar (TWD, NTD)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (National Standard Time)
Date format	yyyy年mm月dd日
Driving side	right
Calling code	+886
ISO 3166 code	TW
Internet TLD	.tw, .台灣, .台湾

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The free area of the Republic of China,^[I] also known as the "Taiwan Area of the Republic of China", the "Tai-Min Area (Taiwan and Fuchien)" or simply the "Taiwan Area", is a term used by the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to refer to the territories under its actual control.^[1][2] It is also used as a legal term written in the Additional articles of the ROC constitution and Cross-Strait Act.

The area currently under the definition consists of the island groups of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and some minor islands. The collective term "Tai-Peng-Kin-Ma" is literally equivalent except that it only refers to the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu Area, to the exclusion of the South China Sea possessions—Pratas Island (Tungsha/Dongsha) and Taiping Island.^[3]

The term is complementary to "Mainland Area",^[4] which is practically viewed as being synonymous to mainland China,^[5] despite the fact that the ROC constitution never defined specific territorial boundaries.^[6][7]

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