Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan

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Taiwan Flag

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Taiwan is an advanced East Asian economy with global leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, digital innovation, renewable-energy deployment, and vibrant export industries.

Taiwan is a Country located in the Northeast Asia sub-region of the Asia continent.

Easy learning about Taiwan

The capital city of Taiwan is Taipei.

Word: Semiconductors

Meaning: microchip industry

Basic Information

Capital City: Taipei

Population: 23,317,145 (UN)

Area: 35,980 km² / 22,357 sq mi

People are called: Taiwanese, Formosans

Type: Country

Administrative Divisions

includes main island of Taiwan plus smaller islands nearby and off coast of China's Fujian Province
Taiwan is divided into 13 counties (xian), 3 cities (shi), and 6 special municipalities directly under the jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan

counties

  1. Changhua
  2. Chiayi
  3. Hsinchu
  4. Hualien
  5. Kinmen
  6. Lienchiang
  7. Miaoli
  8. Nantou
  9. Penghu
  10. Pingtung
  11. Taitung
  12. Yilan
  13. Yunlin

cities

  1. Chiayi
  2. Hsinchu
  3. Keelung

special municipalities

  1. Kaohsiung (city)
  2. New Taipei (city)
  3. Taichung (city)
  4. Tainan (city)
  5. Taipei (city)
  6. Taoyuan (city)
Taiwan uses a variety of romanization systems, while a modified Wade-Giles system still dominates, the city of Taipei has adopted a Pinyin romanization for street and place names within its boundaries, other local authorities use different romanization systems

Geography

Latitude: 23° 30' N

Longitude: 121° 00' E

Geographical Subregion: Northeast Asia

Continental Region: Asia

Borders

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 32 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 141

Climate

tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); persistent and extensive cloudiness all year

Global Indices

Global Peace Index Rank: 43 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 1.818 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $34,426 (IMF)

Currency: Dollar

Currency Code: TWD

Religion

Most Predominant: Buddhist

Second Most Predominant: Taoist

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: Legislative

Technical Information

TLD: .tw

Calling Code: +886

MapGeo Name: Taiwan

MapGeo Code: TW

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