Facts and Figures
Full name: Taiwan
Nationality
noun: Taiwan (singular and plural) adjective: Taiwan
Area
total: 35,980 sq km
land: 32,260 sq km water: 3,720 sq km
Population: 22,894,384
Ethnic groups
Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84% mainland Chinese 14% aborigine 2%
Capital: Taipei – 2,700,000
Largest Cities
Kao-hsiun -1,465,000 Teague – 920,000 Tai-nan – 730,000
Official Language
Mandarin Chinese (official) Taiwanese (Min) Hakka dialects
Religion
mixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%
Christian 4.5% other 2.5%
Political system: multiparty democratic regime headed by popularly-elected president and unicameral legislature
GDP: purchasing power parity – $576.2 billion
GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $25,300
Annual growth: 6%
GDP – composition by sector
agriculture: 1.7% industry: 30.9% services: 67.4% (2004 est.)
Inflation: 1.7%