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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. It has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanized population is concentrated. The combined territories under ROC control consist of 168 islands in total covering . The largest metropolitan area
Kuril Islands
island chain located in Northeast Asia administered by Russia
Spratly Islands
group of reefs, islets, atolls, cays and islands
Senkaku Islands
group of islands in East Asia
Kunashir Island
Kunashir () or is the southernmost island of the Kuril Islands. The island has been under Russian administration since the end of World War II, when Soviet forces took possession of the Kurils. It is claimed by Japan as part of its "Northern Territories".
Liancourt Rocks
islands that has two main island made out of rocks between Japan and Korea
Iturup
Iturup (), known in Japan as , is the largest of the Kuril Islands separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific Ocean. The town of Kurilsk, administrative center of Kurilsky District, is located roughly midway along its western shore. Iturup is the largest and northernmost of the southern Kurils, ownership of which is disputed between Russia and Japan. It is located between Kunashiri to its southwest and Urup to its northeast. The Vries Strait between Iturup and Urup forms the Miyabe Line dividing the predominant plants of the Kurils.
Abu Musa Island
Disputed territory in the Arabain Gulf
Hawar Islands
desert islands in the Gulf of Bahrain
Khuriya Muriya Islands
islands of Oman
Greater and Lesser Tunbs
two islands in the Persian Gulf
Senkaku Islands dispute
Territorial dispute over the Senkaku Islands that intensified after the discovery of potential hydrocarbon resources in the 1970s
Spratly Island
island in Vietnam
South China Sea Islands
geographic concept consisting of multiple islands, atolls, cays, shoals, reefs, and sandbars in the South China Sea
Hanish Islands conflict
dispute between Yemen and Eritrea
Liancourt Rocks dispute
territorial dispute between Korea (now South Korea) and Japan about Liancourt Rocks, situated not far from Ulleung Island
Amboyna Cay
island
Batek Island
island in Kupang Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
Flat Island
island of Philippines
Lankiam Cay
island
Hambakseom island
Hambakdo () or Hambaksom is an island in Yonan County, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea.
Yagong Island
island located in Paracel Islands
Loaita Cay
island in the South China Sea