Global Network Taiwan

President: Lin Chi-Yuan, georgecylin@yahoo.com.tw

About Taiwan

National name: Zhonghua Minguo

Language: Chinese (Mandarin, official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects

Capital: Taipei

Government type: Multiparty democracy

National holiday: Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan's Double Tenth National Day (October 10, 1911)

Currency: Taiwan dollar

Area: 13,892 sq. mile (35,980 sq. km)

Population: (2006 est.) 23,036,087

Population density: per sq.mile:1,849

Age structure:
0-14 years:
15-64 years:
65 years and over:

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2005 est.): $611.5 billion; per capita $26,700

Labor force: 10.6 million; agriculture 6%, industry 35.8%, services 58.2%

Natural resources: small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, asbestos

Industries: electronics, petroleum refining, armaments, chemicals, textiles, iron and steel, machinery, cement, food processing, vehicles, consumer products, pharmaceuticals

Exports: $189.4 billion f.o.b.(2005 est.)

Exports commodities: computer products and electrical equipment, metals, textiles, plastics and rubber products, chemicals (2002)

Imports: $181.6 billion (2005 est.)

Imports commodities: machinery and electrical equipment 44.5%, minerals, precision instruments (2002)