Taiwan, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.

Image of Taipei, capital city of Taiwan
Taiwan is an advanced East Asian economy with global leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, digital innovation, renewable-energy deployment, and vibrant export industries.
Taiwan in one word would be “Semiconductors,” meaning microchip industry.
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Taiwan armorial
Taiwan is a country located in the Northeast Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.
Taiwan administrative divisions
includes main island of Taiwan plus smaller islands nearby and off coast of China's Fujian ProvinceTaiwan is divided into 13 counties (xian), 3 cities (shi), and 6 special municipalities directly under the jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan
counties
- Changhua
- Chiayi
- Hsinchu
- Hualien
- Kinmen
- Lienchiang
- Miaoli
- Nantou
- Penghu
- Pingtung
- Taitung
- Yilan
- Yunlin
cities
- Chiayi
- Hsinchu
- Keelung
special municipalities
- Kaohsiung (city)
- New Taipei (city)
- Taichung (city)
- Tainan (city)
- Taipei (city)
- Taoyuan (city)
Easy learning about Taiwan |
The capital city of Taiwan is Taipei.
Taiwan is located in | Northeast Asia Asia Continent Inhabitants of Taiwan are called Taiwanese, Formosans |
Taiwan has a population of | 23,317,145 inhabitants within a total area of 35,980 Km2 (22,357 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
Taiwan’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 43 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.82 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
Taiwan’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 141 countries Taiwan passport ranks 32nd in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
Taiwan GDP per capita is | $34,426 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
Taiwan ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
Latitude & Longitude | 23° 30' N, 121° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
Neighbouring countries | Taiwan's is located east off the southeastern coast of China, separated by the Taiwan Strait and north of Luzon Island in the Philippines, Taiwan shares maritime borders with China, Japan and the Philippines. |
Taiwan Climate | tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); persistent and extensive cloudiness all year |
Most predominant religion | Buddhist, |
Second most predominant religion | Taoist, |
Currency name & code | Dollar (TWD) |
Internet ccTLD | .tw |
Taiwan calling code | +886 |
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