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Complete details about Taiwan in Asia with capital city Taipei
| Country Name | Taiwan (T?ai-wan) |
| Country Code | TWN |
| Capital City | Taipei |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Eastern Asia |
| Independence Year | 1945 |
| Population | 22256000 |
| Surface Area | 36188.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 76.4 years |
| GNP | 256254.0 (old 263451.0) |
| Government Form | Republic |
Spoken Languages |
Ami (0.6%) Atayal (0.4%) Hakka (11.0%) Mandarin Chinese [official] (20.1%) Min (66.7%) Paiwan (0.3%) |
Major Cities |
Taipei, Taipei (population 2641312) Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung (population 1475505) Taichung, Taichung (population 940589) Tainan, Tainan (population 728060) Panchiao, Taipei (population 523850) Chungho, Taipei (population 392176) Keelung (Chilung), Keelung (population 385201) Sanchung, Taipei (population 380084) Hsinchuang, Taipei (population 365048) Hsinchu, Hsinchu (population 361958) Chungli, Taoyuan (population 318649) Fengshan, Kaohsiung (population 318562) Taoyuan, Taoyuan (population 316438) Chiayi, Chiayi (population 265109) Hsintien, Taipei (population 263603) Changhwa, Changhwa (population 227715) Yungho, Taipei (population 227700) Tucheng, Taipei (population 224897) Pingtung, Pingtung (population 214727) Yungkang, Tainan (population 193005) Pingchen, Taoyuan (population 188344) Tali, Taichung (population 171940) Taiping, (population 165524) Pate, Taoyuan (population 161700) Fengyuan, Taichung (population 161032) Luchou, Taipei (population 160516) Hsichuh, Taipei (population 154976) Shulin, Taipei (population 151260) Yuanlin, Changhwa (population 126402) Yangmei, Taoyuan (population 126323) Taliao, (population 115897) Kueishan, (population 112195) Tanshui, Taipei (population 111882) Taitung, Taitung (population 111039) Hualien, Hualien (population 108407) Nantou, Nantou (population 104723) Lungtan, Taipei (population 103088) Touliu, Yünlin (population 98900) Tsaotun, Nantou (population 96800) Kangshan, Kaohsiung (population 92200) Ilan, Ilan (population 92000) Miaoli, Miaoli (population 90000) |
Taiwan's most recent News and Stories
| Publisher: Forbes | Wed, 23 May 2012 14:55:43 -0700 | |
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1 on our Forbes Taiwan Rich List, billionaire Tsai Eng-Meng, is respected for his entrepreneurial success in China's snack food industry, and with good reason. His flagship Want Want ChinaHoldings is an example of a Taiwan business that brought product ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Focus Taiwan News Channel | Wed, 23 May 2012 07:29:11 -0700 | |
| Taiwan's Want Want boss richest non-mainlanders in China: report read full story | ||
| Publisher: Wall Street Journal | Wed, 23 May 2012 03:19:06 -0700 | |
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By Fanny Liu and Jenny W. Hsu Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES TAIPEI (Dow Jones)--Taiwan's industrial output fell for the second straight month in April from a year earlier, due to a high base of comparison and falling demand for electronic, mechanical and ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Focus Taiwan News Channel | Wed, 23 May 2012 05:17:15 -0700 | |
| Industrial production index drops in April read full story | ||
| Publisher: RTT News | Wed, 23 May 2012 01:20:21 -0700 | |
| Taiwan's Industrial Production Drops In April read full story | ||
| Publisher: The Taiwan Economic News | Tue, 22 May 2012 23:57:25 -0700 | |
| Taiwan's Petrochemical Industry Likely to See Output Slightly Shrink This Year read full story | ||
| Publisher: Taiwan Today | Wed, 23 May 2012 01:05:36 -0700 | |
| TIER forecasts industry climate to improve in Q3 read full story | ||
| Publisher: SteelOrbis (registration) | Wed, 23 May 2012 08:10:28 -0700 | |
| Taiwan's basic metal output index down 2.4 percent in April read full story | ||
| Publisher: Forbes | Wed, 23 May 2012 14:55:29 -0700 | |
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Chiang lost all of a lesser fortune from the early days of the PC era in Taiwan. He'd made $30 million sourcing monitors for the island's computer companies but made an ill-fated switch to Indonesian output and couldn't deliver. read full story |
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| Publisher: The Detroit News (blog) | Wed, 23 May 2012 04:48:00 -0700 | |
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By tmccotter In Taipei, the unmentioned question haunted our US Congressional Delegation's formal meetings with Taiwanese officials, including President Ma Ying-jeou, Vice President Wu Den-yih, Legislative Yuan Speaker Wang Jin-pyng of the governing ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Bloomberg | Mon, 21 May 2012 19:26:17 -0700 | |
| Taiwan Dollar Reaches One-Week High After German Euro Pledge read full story | ||
| Publisher: Christian Science Monitor | Mon, 21 May 2012 09:12:40 -0700 | |
| Taiwan president says peace deal with China not a top priority read full story | ||
| Publisher: Taipei Times | Wed, 23 May 2012 09:01:51 -0700 | |
| Ma pushes for trade liberalization read full story | ||
| Publisher: Voice of America | Sun, 20 May 2012 07:00:20 -0700 | |
| Taiwan President Pledges Close Ties With China read full story | ||
| Publisher: Wall Street Journal (blog) | Sun, 20 May 2012 02:48:22 -0700 | |
| Taiwan President Offers Cloudy Second-Term Vision read full story | ||