Taiwan
Republic of China (Taiwan) · Eastern Asia
Taiwan is a territory in Eastern Asia, with Taipei as its capital, home to about 23,400,000 people. Taiwan shares no land border with any other country.
| Capital | Taipei |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Asia |
| Currency | New Taiwan dollar (TWD $) |
| Calling code | +886 |
| ISO codes | TW / TWN / 158 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇹🇼 |
| Population | 23,400,000 (2024) World Bank |
| Area | 36,193 km² |
| Languages | Chinese |
| Internet domain | .tw |
| Demonym | Taiwanese |
About Taiwan
Taiwan, officially Republic of China (Taiwan), is a dependency or territory in Eastern Asia. Its capital and seat of government is Taipei. It has no land borders. The official currency is the New Taiwan dollar ($), using the code TWD.
To call Taiwan from abroad, dial the country code +886. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes TW (alpha-2) and TWN (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2024, its population is around 23,400,000.
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How Taiwan compares
- Density: about 647 people per square kilometre.
Flags with the same colours as Taiwan
17 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.