Practice Taiwan

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Taiwan

TW / TWN 24.0°, 121.0°

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People are called

Taiwanese

Driving side

Right

Calling code

+886

Capital

Taipei

Population

23,317,031

Area

36,193 km2

Climate

Tropical

Government

Semi-presidential republic

Currency

New Taiwan dollar

Languages

Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka

Sells

integrated circuits, machine parts, broadcasting equipment, computers

Sells to

China 20%, USA 17%, Hong Kong 13%

Land borders

None

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+886

Founded

1912

Hemisphere

Northern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Taiwanese

These are English demonyms for people from Taiwan. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

Demonym source: mledoze/countries · Download the attributed dataset (ODbL)

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

A sourced civilization and flag trail has not been added for Taiwan yet. No ancient flag is inferred from the modern one.

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Turning points

A curated timeline is not available yet. Explore the country's history and the historical figures below.

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Religion: state & society

An official religion is a legal status. The largest religious group is a population measure. Neither describes every person's beliefs.

Official status and a dated affiliation breakdown have not been checked for this country. The atlas's religion tags are not a population ranking.

Explore recorded traditions

Buddhism Islam Christianity Chinese folk religion Taoism

BEYOND THE MAP

Taiwan in the study desk

Places and things the general-knowledge library connects to Taiwan. Open one to follow its connections, then practise them with typed recall.

Geography 1

Yushan Main Peak

Food & drink 1

Small sausage in large sausage

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Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Mandarinofficial

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Taiwanese Hokkien

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Hakka

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Formosan languages

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What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

rice
vegetables
pork
chicken
cabbages
milk

Largest cities

Taipei capital	7,871,900
New Taipei City	4,004,367
Taichung	2,850,285
Kaohsiung	2,737,660
Tainan	1,856,642

Wars and conflicts

Conflicts this country is attached to. Click one to see the others. Each says what kind of claim it is: a principal belligerent is hand-checked against the modern state that succeeded the power that fought, while a recorded participant comes from the bulk import, which does not separate combat from funding, basing, occupation or reconstruction. Neither list is complete, so a country missing from a war may still have taken part — which is why the quiz no longer asks who fought in what.

Chinese Civil War1927–1949 principal belligerent World War II1939–1945 recorded participant Second Sino-Japanese War1937–1945 recorded participant

Form of government

Semi-presidential republic.

democracy1996–now constitutional republic semi-presidential system

Money, belief and alliances

Money

New Taiwan dollar

Belongs to

United Nations Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Asian Development Bank Central American Bank for Economic Integration World Trade Organization Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Visa Waiver Program United Nations Security Council Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna

Climate and geography

tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); persistent and extensive cloudiness all year

Climate zone

Tropical

Highest point

Yushan Main Peak

Landmarks and landscapes

Taipei 101 Taroko National Park Sun Moon Lake

Northern hemisphere.

In charge right now

Lai Ching-te Head of state

Cho Jung-tai Head of government

Figures from its history

Chiang Kai-shek Nationalist leader who retreated to Taiwan Chiang Kai-shek was a Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman who was the President of the Republic of China from 1948 to 1975 and the head of the Nationalist government from 1925 to 1948.

Lee Teng-hui First directly elected president Lee Teng-hui was a Taiwanese politician, economist, and agronomist who served as the fourth president of the Republic of China and chairman of the Kuomintang from 1988 to 2000.

Tsai Ing-wen President, 2016-2024 Tsai Ing-wen is a Taiwanese politician and legal scholar who served as the 7th president of the Republic of China from 2016 to 2024.