Republic Of China information and comparisons
| Currency: | New Taiwan dollar (NT$) (TWD) |
| Time zone: | China Standard Time (UTC+8) |
| Government: | Unitary, Semi-Presidential, Constitutional Republic, Representative Democracy |
| Calling code: | +886 |
| Demonym: | Taiwanese, Chinese |
| Capital: | Taipei, Taiwan (Originally Nanjing, China) |
| Drives on the: | Right |
| Internet TLD: | .tw, .台灣, .台湾 |
| President: | Lai Ching Te (2024) |
| Largest city: | Taipei, Taiwan |
| National Anthem: | Zhōnghuá Míngúo gúogē (National Anthem of the Republic of China) |
| Description of Flag: | White colored sun in the blue colored sky on the top left site with the whole red colored land on the bottom. |
| Preceded by: | The Qing Dynasty |
| Date formats: | YYYY/MM/DD |
| National language: | Chinese |
| Official Name: | Republic of China (ROC) |
| Literacy rate: | 98.29 % |
| Introduction (from Wikipedia): | Taiwan is a small island nation 180km east of China with contemporary cities, hot springs resorts and dramatic mountainous terrain. Taipei, the country’s capital in the north, is known for its busy night markets and street-food vendors |
| Official languages: | Mandarin Chinese, Formosan languages, Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka Chinese, Taiwanese Mandarin |
| Current constitution: | 25 December 1946 |
| Official script: | Traditional Chinese |
| Vice President: | Hsiao Bi-khim |
| Regional Divisions: | Provinces , Yuan municipality, Regions and special administrative regions (China). Provinces (been false in 1998), Municipalities (Taiwan). |
| General political conditions: | Capitalism. |
| Nobel laureates: | 1 |
| Ethnic Groups: | 98% Han, 70% Hoklo, 14% Hakka, 14% Mainlanders, 2% Taiwanese aborigines |
| GDP (PPP) : Per capita: | $47,500 (17th) |
| Proclaimed: | 1 January 1912 (original republic in China), 7 December 1949 (after the civil war, retreated to Taiwan ) |
| ISO 3166 Code: | TW |
| Highest point: | Yushan (3,952m) |
| Life expectancy: | 79.98 |
| HDI (Human Development Index)(2011): | 0.890 (Very High) |
| Population (2013): | 23,445,534 |
| Christian population: | 4.5 % |
| Muslim population: | 0.2 % |
| Total Area: | 11,418,174 km² (Claims in China), 36,192 km² (Actually in Taiwan) |
| GDP (nominal) : Total: | $505.452 billion (26th) |
| Total length of land border: | 1,566.3 km (Taiwan) |
| Flag Colors: | Blue, White, and Red |
| Poverty threshold: | 1.5 % (2013) |
| Religion Freedom: | Yes |
| GDP growth: | 3.74 % (2014) |
| Density: | 640 /km² (Taiwan) |
| Largest city (in population): | Taipei |
| Buddhist population: | 93 % |
| Independence: | 1949 |
| Total expressways (2012): | 1019.9 km (Taiwan) |
| GDP (PPP) : Total: | 1,021.607 billion (21st) |
| Tallest Building: | Taipei 101 (509.2 m) |
| Population : Density: | 649.25/sq km |
| Total internet users: | 9,530,000 (53.6 %) |
| Area : Total: | 13,974 mi² |
| Hindu population: | 0.008 % |
| GDP (nominal) : Per capita: | $21,571 (39th) |
| Urban population: | 73 % (2013) |
| Gini: | 0.342 (2011) |
| Unemployment rate: | 4.15 % (2013) |
| GDP: | US 529,515,000,000 (2014) |
| Population: | 23,780,452 (2018 estimate) |
| Lowest point: | South China Sea |
| PPP: | US 529,515,000,000 (2014) |
| Population growth: | 0.122 % (2015) |
| Elderly population: | 12.14 % (2015) |
| US dollar billionaires: | 36 |
| Head of Country: | Tsai Ing-wen |
| HDI (2013): | 0.882 (very high) (25th) |
| Population : 2015 estimate: | 23.48 million |
| CPI(Consumer Price Index): | 1.06 (2016) |
| Amounts of political parties: | 288 |
| Amounts of political parties in Congress: | 3 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index: | 62 |