Free area of the Republic of China

The free area of the Republic of China,[upper-roman 1] also known as the "Taiwan Area of the Republic of China", "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]

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Free area of the Republic of China 中華民國自由地區[upper-roman 1]
Largest cities	Taipei
Languages	Mandarin Taiwanese Hokkien Hakka Formosan languages Matsunese
Ethnic groups	Han Taiwanese Taiwanese indigenous peoples
Demonym(s)	Taiwanese Chinese
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 area currently under the definition consists of the island groups of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and some minor islands. This term is used in the "Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China". 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]