Taiwan

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The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa (from Portuguese (Ilha) Formosa, meaning "beautiful (island)"), is located in East Asia off the coast of mainland China, southwest of the main islands of Japan but directly west of the end of Japan's Ryukyu Islands, and north-northwest of the Philippines. It is bound to the east by the Pacific Ocean, to the south by the South China Sea and the Luzon Strait, to the west by the Taiwan Strait and to the north by the East China Sea. 
=== Places, projects and networks ===
*Taiphoon magazine online
=== Topic links ===
Buy Nothing Day
* Taiphoon events
Reduced dependence on cars
*Kaohsiung Car Free Days and a Green Transport Program: Low-carbon, high-amenity transport, one city at a time, November 03 World Streets, November 03, 2009 
=== Related Wikipedia content ===
*Geography of Taiwan
References
Category:Asia
category:Countries