The Central Mountain Range runs down the center of Taiwan from north to south. The rest of the island is made up of foothills, terraced flatlands, and coastal plains and basins. Summers, which last from May through September, are usually hot and humid with a southwest monsoon from June to August. Cloudiness is persistent and extensive all year Population Population is approximately 22 million, which makes the island one of the world's most densely populated places. Except for the approximately 325,000 aborigines, the people of Taiwan originate from the Chinese mainland.
Many people can speak some English which is the most widely studied foreign language.
Economics Taiwan has a dynamic and rapidly growing capitalist economy with considerable government guidance of investment and foreign trade. The government is directly involved in some of the large banks and industrial companies. Major industries are electronics, textiles, chemicals, clothing, food processing, cement, shipbuilding, and petroleum refining. Taiwan has only small amounts of natural resources, some coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos Significant trading partners are Japan, US, Hong Kong and European countries, exports include electrical machinery, electronic products, textiles, footwear, and wood products. Significant imports include chemicals, iron and steel, crude oil, and food.