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Capital Taiwan : |
Taipei .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Taiwan :
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| Climate Taiwan :
| tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); cloudiness is persistent and extensive all year .
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| Life expectancy Taiwan :
| 77.06 years .
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| Fertility rate Taiwan :
| 1.57 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Taiwan :
| multiparty democratic regime headed by popularly-elected president and unicameral legislature .
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| Population Taiwan :
| 22,749,838 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Taiwan :
| 35,980 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Taiwan :
| 13.355 million (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Taiwan :
| 25,089,600 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Taiwan :
| 886.
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| Sex ratio total Taiwan :
| 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Taiwan ratio under 15 :
| 1.09 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Taiwan ratio 15 64 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Taiwan ratio 65 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Taiwan :
| $28.57 billion (2003) |
| HIV Taiwan :
| NA |
| Population below poverty line Taiwan :
| 1% (2000 est.) |
| Literacy Taiwan :
| 96.1% (2003) |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Taiwan :
| 6,70% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Taiwan :
| 41.1% (2002 est.) |
| Inflation Taiwan :
| -0.3% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Taiwan :
| 5% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Taiwan :
| 8.83 million (2003) |
| Location Taiwan :
| Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China |
| Geographic Coordinates Taiwan :
| 23 30 N, 121 00 E |
| Religion Taiwan :
| mixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5% |
| Administrative region Taiwan :
| the central administrative divisions include the provinces of Fu-chien (some 20 offshore islands of Fujian Province including Quemoy and Matsu) and Taiwan (the island of Taiwan and the Pescadores islands); Taiwan is further subdivided into 16 counties (hsien, singular and plural), 5 municipalities (shih, singular and plural), and 2 special municipalities (chuan-shih, singular and plural); the provincial capital is at Chung-hsing-hsin-ts'un |
| Terrain Taiwan :
| eastern two-thirds mostly rugged mountains; flat to gently rolling plains in west |
| Elevation extremes lowest Taiwan :
| South China Sea 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Taiwan :
| Yu Shan 3,952 m |
| Natural resources Taiwan :
| small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos |
| Land use arable land Taiwan :
| 24% |
| Land use permanentcrops Taiwan :
| 1% |
| Irrigated land Taiwan :
| NA sq km |
| Natural hazards Taiwan :
| earthquakes and typhoons |
| Environment current issues Taiwan :
| air pollution; water pollution from industrial emissions, raw sewage; contamination of drinking water supplies; trade in endangered species; low-level radioactive waste disposal |
| Geography note Taiwan :
| strategic location adjacent to both the Taiwan Strait and the Luzon Strait |
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