The group's 64 islands, located in the Taiwan Straits between Taiwan and the mainland Chinese coastal province of Fukien, have a total area of only 126 square kilometers, and a population of more than 100,000.
是我國東海與南海之天然分界線，亞東航海的要衝，亦為台灣海峽之咽喉，中國沿海之外府，自古以來即為海疆重鎮。澎湖群島總面積 126 平方公里，人口十萬餘。