Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, is a state in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China now governs the island of Taiwan (formerly known as Formosa), which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other minor islands. Neighboring states include the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east and northeast, and the Philippines to the south.
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Name | Taiwan |
Top Level Domain | |
Alpha2 Code | TW |
Alpha3 Code | TWN |
Calling Codes | |
Capital | Taipei |
Alt Spellings |
| TW | Táiwān | Republic of China | 中華民國 | Zhōnghuá Mínguó |
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Region | Asia |
Subregion | Eastern Asia |
Population | 23503349 |
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Demonym | Taiwanese |
Area | 36193 |
Gini | |
Timezones | |
Borders | |
Native Name | 臺灣 |
Numeric Code | 158 |
Currencies |
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| Code | TWD | Name | New Taiwan dollar | Symbol | $ |
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Languages |
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| Iso639_1 | zh | Iso639_2 | zho | Name | Chinese | Native Name | 中文 (Zhōngwén) |
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Translations |
| De | Taiwan | Es | Taiwán | Fr | Taïwan | Ja | 台湾(中華民国) | It | Taiwan | Br | Taiwan | Pt | Taiwan | Nl | Taiwan | Hr | Tajvan | Fa | تایوان |
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Flag | https://restcountries.eu/data/twn.svg |
Regional Blocs | |
Cioc | TPE |
Taiwan has a working holiday scheme with Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Korea, Poland, New Zealand, Slovakia and UK.
Canada and the UK have something called a Youth Mobility program.
Taiwan working holiday and Youth Mobility Program
30 days is given on arrival for nationalities of Malaysia and Singapore.
90 days is given to Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.K., USA and Vatican.
Visa applications can be made online Taiwan online visa applications
Passport holders from India, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines and Indonesia, who are permanent residents from U.S.A., Canada, Japan, U.K., Schengen countries, Australia or New Zealand, can stay 30 days without a visa.
Nationals from Brunei, Macedonia and Turkey can obtain a visa on arrival for around US$75
Taiwan Visa information
Taiwan Embassies
Note: Please confirm details with embassy because policies do change with time