| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
0 World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +8 (Taiwan standard time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | Mandarin Chinese | Other languages: Hakka, Min |
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| Currency: |
New Taiwan dollars (TWD) €1 = NT$35.35, $1 = NT$31.68, £1 = NT$42.00 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .tw | International Dialling Code: 886 |
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For help planning your trip to Taiwan including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Taiwan trip planning page.
Further information on Taiwan
Discover more about Taiwan - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 35,980 sq km (3,720 sq km under water)
Coastline: 1,566 km (East China Sea, South China Sea, Taiwan Strait)
Neighbours (border lengths): No land borders
Climate: Tropical, marine climate. Most of the year is humid and warm with the rainy season during the southwest monsoon between June and August. Typhoons occur annually.
Highest mountain: Yu Shan (3,952m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Taiwan from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Flawed democracy | 35/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Mostly Free | 14/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Satisfactory situation | 50/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Some rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 35/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 38/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Status: Independent Country
Population: 23,359,928 (rank: 51/196) Density: 649.2 people/sq km (rank: 10/196)
Ethnic groups: Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, indigenous 2%
Religions: mixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%
GDP (PPP): $926.4 billion GDP per capita: $39,600 (rank: 19/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.