| Local Name:T'ai-wan |
| Captial:Taipei |
| Continent:Asia |
| Major Cities:New Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung |
| Government |
| Status:De facto sovereign state lacking general international recognition Recognized by United Nations as de jure part of China |
| Constitutional Form:Republic |
| Head of State:Executive |
| Basis of Executive: Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Head of State:President Ma Ying-jeou |
| Head of Government:Premier Sean Chen |
| Area |
| Area Rank: 139 |
| Total Area: 36,188 km2(13,972 sqmi) |
| Land: 32,260 km2(12,460 sqmi) |
| Water: 3,720 km2(1,440 sqmi) |
| Water in Percent: 10.34% |
| Population |
| Population Rank: 50 |
| Population: 23,230,506 |
| Date: 31-Jan-12 |
| World Population: 0.33% |
| Source : Monthly official estimate |
| Languages:Chinese (Traditional Chinese characters) |
| Currency |
| Currency: New Taiwan dollar |
| Currency Sign: $ |
| Currency ISO Code: TWD |
| Fractional Unit: Cent |
| Number to Basic: 100 |
| Time Zone:UTC+08:00 |
| International Codes |
| ISD Code: +886 |
| ISO Code A2: TW |
| ISO Code A3: TWN |
| ISO Number: 158 |
| Coordinates |
| Latitude: 23.5 |
| Longitude: 121 |
| Information: Taiwan News |
| Drive on:Right side |