Taiwan
Latest News:
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People
- Population: 21465881
- Population Growth: 0.89%
- Infant Mortality: 7 per 1000 live births (similar to Christmas Island, Turks and Caicos Islands, Holy See, Palau)
Context
- Area: 35980 km2
- Government: multiparty democratic regime
- Religions: Christian (5%), Taoist (93%)
- Ethnic Groups: Chinese (14%), Taiwanese (84%)
- Borders:
Economy
- GDP per capita: $US (similar to West Bank, Christmas Island, Faroe Islands, Liberia)
- GDP from agriculture: 3.6%
- GDP from industry: 37.3%
- GDP from services: 59.1%
