Taiwan  is a 240-mile long, 85-mile wide island located about 100 miles off the coast of southeast China; it is home to almost 22.6 million people.  The Republic of China (Taiwan's official name) is open to the Gospel and there is religious freedom, but in 1984 the government imposed a ceiling on the entry of missionaries.  Mandarin is the official language; however, Taiwanese is spoken in 70% of the homes, and there are other large language or dialect groups needing to hear the Gospel.