Taiwan

The Republic of China (Chinese: 中華民國), also referred to as ROC, Taiwan, or Chinese Taipei, is an island state in East Asia, separated by the Taiwan Strait from mainland China. It is the most populous state and largest economy that is not a member of the United Nations.

Statistics
The land area of Taiwan is 32,260 km2. As of 2020, the population is estimated to be 23,603,049, making it one of the most densely populated regions in the world.

Apple in Taiwan
The first Apple retail store in Taiwan was opened on July 1, 2017 at the ground floor of the Taipei 101 tower. In early 2020, all 2 stores in Taiwan were temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but both were reopened by March 13th of that same year.

In October 2019, it was reported that Apple had hidden the emoji for the flag of Taiwan on iOS devices in Hong Kong and Macau. It had previously hidden the emoji for devices in mainland China in 2017.