Taiwan Fact Sheet

Taiwan Island is located in the seismically active volcanic seismic belt of the Pacific Rim, at the center of the Western fringes of East Asian Island Arc. It is an island that rose from the collision of the Eurasian and Philippine plates about 10 million years ago. Shaped like a sweet potato, the island has dense mountains distributed in the center of the island. There are 268 mountain peaks that are over 3,000 meters, with Yushan, the highest peak, measuring at an elevation of 3952 meters. Taiwan is the fourth highest island in the world.

Geography

Area: total 35,980 sq km (32,260 sq km land and 3,720 sq km water). The Kinmen, Matsu, and Penghu are the three main outlying islands in the Taiwan Strait.

Climate: subtropical, varies from tropical climate in the southwest to a climate in the north and mountain areas, typhoon season between June to August.

Terrain: two thirds of the land in Taiwan is alpine forest. Ninety-five percent of the population is distributed in the western regions of the island. This forms a north-south metropolis connected by several airports a High Speed Rail system, railroads and two freeways. Taipei City, the capital of Taiwan is the political, economic, cultural center, and also a major tourist destination in Asia.

People

Population: 23,614,200

Taipei: 2,642,877

New Taipei City: 4,010,657

Kaoshiung: 2,774,571

Taichung: 2,815,704

Tainan: 1,880,216

Keelung: 397,515

Hsinchu: 564,296

Ethnic Groups:

Han Chinese 97.5% (major groups: Hokkien, Hakka)

Indigenous 2.5% (16 official tribes from the Austronesian belt).

Religions: mix of Buddhist Confucian and Taoism 75%

Christian 5% and other 5%.

Languages: Mandarin

Chinese (official), Taiwanese (minority), Hakka dialects.

Economy (2019)

Per capita GDP:

US$ 25,909

Export: US$ 329 billion

Import: US$ 286 billion

Population below poverty line: 1%

Labor force by occupation: agriculture 8%, industry 35% and service 57%.

Elevation extremes: lowest point; South China Sea 0 m, highest point Yu Shan 3,952 m.

Natural resources: small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble and asbestos.

Natural hazards: Earthquakes and typhoons. Ports and harbors: Kaohsiung, Taichung, Hualien and Keelung.

Industries: electronics, petroleum refining, armaments, chemicals, textiles, iron and steel, machinery, cement, food processing, vehicles, consumer products and pharmaceuticals. Agriculture products: rice, corn, fruit, vegetables, tea, poultry, beef, milk and fish. Export commodities: computer products and electrical equipment, metal, textiles, plastic and rubber products and chemicals Import commodities: machinery and electrical equipment, minerals and precision instruments.

Source: eng.stat.gov.tw;wikipedia

早期的台北市經歷過荷蘭、鄭成功、日據時代， 如今宜古宜今的多樣化風情，讓人時而慵懶時而 熱情洋溢的城市，不經意地就會愛上這裡。 大稻埕 Dadaocheng

陽明山 Yangming Mountain

士林夜市

大稻埕 Dadaocheng

台北燈節

Taipei Festival of Lights

Longshan Temple