Taiwan, China: Statistical Overview

Population of main urban agglomerations: New Taipei City (4,031,000); Taichung (2,820,800); Kaohsiung (2,766,000); Taipei (2,602,500); Taoyuan (2,268,800); Tainan (1,875,000); Hsinchu (451,500); Keelung (367,600); Chiayi (266,000); Changhua (231,400)

Ethnic Origins: About 84% Taiwanese (including around 15 to 20% of Hakka background), 14% from mainland Chinese backgrounds and 2% from indigenous origins. (National Statistics)

Official Language: Mandarin Chinese

Other Languages Spoken: Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Taiwan is highly diversified in terms of religious faith, with the practice of Buddhism, Daoism, Christianity, Mormonism, the Unification Church, Islam and Hinduism, as well as native sects such as Yiguandao and others.

Type of State: Taiwan has for all practical purposes been independent for half a century but China considers it as a part of its territory and wants it re-united with the mainland. Legally, most nations and even the United Nations acknowledge the position of the Chinese government that Taiwan is a province of China.

Type of Economy: High-income economy, emerging financial market.
World leader in the production of high technology products

Telephone Code:
To call from Taiwan, China, dial 002
To call Taiwan, China, dial +886

Internet Suffix: .tw

Computers: 57.5 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 68.7 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 76.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population