Located 100 miles to the south east of China, Taiwan is a multi island covering 245 miles in length. Some basic, economic, and interesting facts are listed below
Basic Facts
Official Country Name: Republic of China
Flag: Red with a dark blue rectangle in the upper corner side bearing a white sun with twelve triangular rays.
Total Area: 35,961 square kilometer
Population: 22.5 million
Capital: Taipei
People: Taiwanese (84%), Chinese ( 14% ) aboriginals (2%)
Languages: Taiwanese, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, English
Religion: Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism
Government: Democratic Progressive Party
Time: 8 hours ahead of GMT
Climate: Subtropical Climate
Land Form: 2/3 rd of the island is covered by forested peaks. The rest consists of foothills, terraced flatlands, coastal plains and basins.
Economic Facts :
GDP- US $ 247 billion
GDP per head- US $ 16100
Annual Growth: 4.8%
Inflation: 3.1%
Major Industries: Machinery, Electrical Equipment, Computer
Major Trading Partners: USA , Japan , Hong Kong
Labor Force: 10.46 million
Labor Force by Occupation: Agriculture-5.5%, Industry- 36%, Services- 58.5%
Budget: Revenues- $ 67.33 billion, Expenditure- $77.93 billion
Exports- $ 215 billion
Imports- $ 205.3 billion
Debt External- $ 93.06 billion
Unemployment rate- 3.9%
Population below poverty line- 0.9%
Inflation Rate- 1%
Interesting Facts:
- Nick Names of Taiwan : Taiwan is often called the ‘Illha Farmosa' which in Portuguese language means beautiful Island . It is also called the ‘The Kingdom of the Corals'
- Taiwan is one of the most densely populated countries of the world with about 1595 people per square mile.
- Black Bears, Rock Monkeys, Leopards, Sambars, Flying Frogs, Salamanders etc are found in Taiwan
- The highest point in Taiwan is the Jade mountain which is about 3950m above sea level.
- Taiwan has some of the largest and oldest trees in the world.
- Mainly produced crop is Rice
- Taiwan 's Taipei 101 is the tallest building on earth with a height of about 508 metres.
