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Est. Population:
23,464,787
Demonym:
Taiwanese
Religions:
Taoist (61.2%)
Buddhist (27.3%)
Christian (6.0%)
Atheist (2.9%)
Muslim (1.2%)
Largest City:
New Taipei (3,971,250)
Other Cities:
Kaohsiung (2,778,729)
Taichung (2,746,112)
Taipei (2,704,974)
Taoyuan (2,108,786)
Tainan (1,885,550)
Region:
Eastern Asia
Bodies of Water:
East China Sea (North)
Philippine Sea (East)
South China Sea (Southwest)
Total Area:
35,980 km2 (89.7% land, 10.3% water)
Total Land:
None (Island)
Total Coastline:
1,566.3 km
Climate
Tropical
Terrain:
Rugged mountains in the east
Flat and rolling plains in the west
Highest Point
Yu Shan (3,952 m)
Lowest Point
Sea Level
Natural Disasters
Earthquakes
Typhoons
Type:
Multiparty democracy
Head of State:
President Tsai Ing-wen
Head of Government:
Premier Su Tseng-chang
Admin. Divisions
14 Counties
3 Municipalities
5 Special municipalities
Independence:
10 October 1911 (from China)
Nat'l Symbol:
White, 12-rayed sun on blue field
Nat'l Anthem:
Zhonghua Minguo gouge
GDP Per Capita
$46,800 (USD)
Currency
$ (Taiwanese Dollar)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = $ (Taiwanese Dollar)30.60
Internet Code
.tw
Telephone Code
+886
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Although most of Taiwan’s culture is heavily influenced by China, its cuisine is heavily influenced by Japan.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html (Majority of information)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/TW (Ethnic and religious data)
http://w2.dbas.taipei.gov.tw/NEWS_WEEKLY/express/E01.pdf#a (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 21 December 2016