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Photos of Taiwan

The island of Taiwan is mostly mountainous in the east, but gradually transitions to gently sloping plains in the west. At the northern tip of the island is Taiwan&apos;s capital city, Taipei, which appears as a large grayish patch surrounded by dark green. In this image, most of Taiwan&apos;s eastern coast is dotted with low clouds, with low and high clouds over the Pacific Ocean. The imaging satellite also detected three fires, which are marked in red. Photo courtesy of NASA.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 138

People and Society

Languages

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Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 29

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 191

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 220

Death rate

comparison ranking: 88

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 66

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 191

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 227

Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 116

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 47

Labor force

comparison ranking: 52

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 71

Public debt

comparison ranking: 149

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 128

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 8

Exports

comparison ranking: 23

Imports

comparison ranking: 26

Energy

Communications

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 40

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 85

Railways

comparison ranking: total 80

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 90

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 44

Military and Security

Military expenditures

comparison ranking: 46

Space

Transnational Issues