Asia · Eastern Asia
Taiwan
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Capital
Taipei
Population
23,011,292
2026 estimate
Area
36,193 km²
Code
TWN
Languages
Chinese
Currencies
New Taiwan dollar ($)
Did you know?
- ✨World's leading producer of advanced semiconductors — TSMC alone makes most of the world's cutting-edge chips.
- 🏙Taipei 101 was the world's tallest building from 2004 to 2010 and is designed to sway in earthquakes and typhoons.
- 🍵Bubble tea (boba) was invented in Taichung in the 1980s.
- 📊Has over 150 hot springs — second only to Japan in geothermal density.
- 🌳More than 60% of the island is covered in mountains and forest.
Location
23.50°, 121.00°
Actual size
Compared to Australia.
Australia · 7,692,024 km²
Taiwan
36,193 km²
% of Australia
0.47%