TW
Taiwan
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Taiwan sits in Eastern Asia and uses TWD - New Taiwan dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Taipei
Population
23.3M
Area
36.2K km2
Population
23.3M
23,299,132 people
Area
36.2K km2
36,193 square kilometers
Density
644/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Taipei
25.03, 121.52
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Taiwan, officially listed here as Republic of China (Taiwan), is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Taiwan, TW, TWN, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Taiwan is grouped under Asia, more specifically Eastern Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 23,299,132 people and a land area of 36,193 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 644 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 23.5, 121, while the capital coordinate reference is 25.03, 121.52. Taiwan has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Taipei (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Taichung, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Tainan and Hsinchu. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Taiwan, capital of Taiwan, and major urban areas in Taiwan. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as no, observer status as no, and disputed status as yes. International memberships shown for this page include no major listed organizations in this sample. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Taiwan uses calling code +886, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC+08:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists TWD - New Taiwan dollar ($), while language records include Chinese. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as RC. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Taiwan profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
TW / TWN
Top-level domains
.tw, .台灣, .台湾
Continents
Asia
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
RC
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Taiwan is represented by the TW country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Taichung
Taichung
3,799,301
admin
#2
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung
2,733,964
admin
#3
Taipei
Taipei
2,442,991
primary
#4
Tainan
Tainan
1,874,686
admin
#5
Hsinchu
Hsinchu
499,348
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
No
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+886
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC+08:00
Languages
Chinese
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry