Taiwan
| Capital: | Taipei |
| Area size: | 36000 sq. km Slightly larger than the Netherlands |
| Time zone: | GMT +8 |
| Currency: | Taiwan dollar |
| Area code: | (+) 886 |
| Driving: | Right |
| Climate description: | Subtropical with a rainy May-June marking the onset of summer, which is usually hot and humid. Winters, from December to February, are short and mild. |
People
Standard of living
Economy & aid
Health
Disasters, conflict & migration
Language
Chinese (Mandarin) is the official language. Taiwanese, a Chinese dialect, is the language of the majority. The Hakka dialect and various indigenous languages are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide
Population
Future population estimates
0.0 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)
Ethnic groups
The Taiwanese are largely Chinese who have migrated from the mainland. Indigenous groups, who are of Malayo-Polynesian origin, make up less than two percent of the population.
Source: NI World Guide
Religion
More than 50 percent Buddhist, with Muslim and Christian minorities
Source: NI World Guide
Percentage urban population
No data available percent
Year women granted right to vote
No data available
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.
Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available
Percentage of population under 15
No data available percent
Chinese (Mandarin) is the official language. Taiwanese, a Chinese dialect, is the language of the majority. The Hakka dialect and various indigenous languages are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide
Population
| 2007 | 0.0 million | U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006) |
| 2006 | 0.0 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2005 | 0.0 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2004 | 0.0 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2003 | 0.0 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2002 | 0.0 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2001 | 0.0 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2000 | 0.0 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
Future population estimates
0.0 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)
Ethnic groups
The Taiwanese are largely Chinese who have migrated from the mainland. Indigenous groups, who are of Malayo-Polynesian origin, make up less than two percent of the population.
Source: NI World Guide
Religion
More than 50 percent Buddhist, with Muslim and Christian minorities
Source: NI World Guide
Percentage urban population
No data available percent
Year women granted right to vote
No data available
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.
Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available
Percentage of population under 15
No data available percent
Average life expectancy
No data available years
Life expectancy - male
No data available years
Life expectancy - female
No data available years
Infant mortality
No data available per 1,000 live births
Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
No data available per 1,000 live births
Births attended by skilled personnel
No data available percent
Maternal mortality
No data available per 100,000 live births
Human development index (HDI rank)
No data available (2001)
Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent
Percentage of undernourished population
No data available percent
Population with access to improved water
No data available percent
Population with access to improved sanitation
No data available percent
Literacy - average
No data available percent
Literacy - male
No data available percent
Literacy - female
No data available percent
Landlines telephones
Cellular telephone subscribers
Internet users
Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)
No data available years
Life expectancy - male
No data available years
Life expectancy - female
No data available years
Infant mortality
No data available per 1,000 live births
Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
No data available per 1,000 live births
Births attended by skilled personnel
No data available percent
Maternal mortality
No data available per 100,000 live births
Human development index (HDI rank)
No data available (2001)
Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent
Percentage of undernourished population
No data available percent
Population with access to improved water
No data available percent
Population with access to improved sanitation
No data available percent
Literacy - average
No data available percent
Literacy - male
No data available percent
Literacy - female
No data available percent
Landlines telephones
| 2006 | 636 per 1,000 people | International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2007 |
| 2005 | 636 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2004 | 625 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2003 | 591 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2002 | 582 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2001 | 573 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2000 | 568 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
Cellular telephone subscribers
| 2006 | 1020 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2005 | 974 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2004 | 1003 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2003 | 1141 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2002 | 1083 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2001 | 972 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2000 | 802 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
Internet users
| 2006 | 580 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2005 | 580 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2004 | 538 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2003 | 519 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2002 | 476 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2001 | 349 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2000 | 281 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)
| 2008 | 39 | Transparency International 2008 |
| 2007 | 34 (joint) | Transparency International 2007 |
| 2006 | 34 (joint) | Transparency International |
| 2005 | 32 (joint) | Transparency International |
| 2004 | 35 | Transparency International |
| 2003 | 30 (joint) | Transparency International |
| 2002 | 29 (joint) | Transparency International |
| 2001 | 27 | Transparency International |
| 2000 | 28 (joint) | Transparency International |
International humanitarian aid flows
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Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb
Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent
GNI per capita, Atlas method
No data available current US$
GDP
No data available current US$ billions
Annual GDP growth
No data available percent
Annual inflation
No data available percent
Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
No data available
Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
No data available
No data available percent
GNI per capita, Atlas method
No data available current US$
GDP
No data available current US$ billions
Annual GDP growth
No data available percent
Annual inflation
No data available percent
Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
No data available
Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
No data available
Physicians
No data available per 100,000 people
Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
No data available percent
Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO
TB cases
No data available per 100,000 people (2002)
No data available per 100,000 people
Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
No data available percent
Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO
TB cases
No data available per 100,000 people (2002)
Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Number of refugees originating here
No data available
Number of refugees residing here
No data available
Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
Landmine casualties per year
Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Percentage of GDP spent on military
No data available percent
Percentage of GDP spent on education
No data available percent
Percentage of GDP spent on health
No data available percent
No data available
Number of refugees residing here
No data available
Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
| No data available | |||
Landmine casualties per year
| 2004 | 0 | Landmine Monitor Report 2005 |
| 2003 | 0 | Landmine Monitor Report 2004 |
Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Percentage of GDP spent on military
No data available percent
Percentage of GDP spent on education
No data available percent
Percentage of GDP spent on health
No data available percent
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