Taiwan — Country Profile
An overview of Taiwan covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Taiwan
The capital of Taiwan is Taipei. The country covers an area of 36,193 km². It is located in Eastern Asia.
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Geography
Taiwan is a country in Eastern Asia, part of the Asia region. It covers an area of approximately 36,193 km². It has direct access to the sea along its coastline.
Demographics & Languages
Its officially recognised languages include Chinese, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Taiwanese.
Economy Overview
The official currency is the New Taiwan dollar (TWD, symbol $). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 32.34 TWD.
Culture & Time
Taiwan operates on a single time zone (Asia/Taipei). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.tw,.台灣,.台湾.
Government & Status
The capital of Taiwan is Taipei. It is classified as a dependent or autonomous territory rather than a fully sovereign state. The country is not a UN member state.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +886. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is TW.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.