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About Taiwan

TAIWAN SNAPSHOT

NATURAL TAIWAN

Taiwan’s Jade Mountain is the highest peak in East Asia.
Around 20 percent of the country’s land area is protected.

The Republic of China (Taiwan) is situated in the West Pacific between Japan and the Philippines. Its jurisdiction extends to the archipelagoes of Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, as well as numerous other islets. The total area of Taiwan proper and its outlying islands is around 36,197 square kilometers. At about the size of the Netherlands, but with a population of some 23 million, Taiwan is more populous than three-quarters of the world’s nations.

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VISITING TAIWAN

Citizens of more than 60 countries and territories can enter Taiwan visa-free for 30 or 90 days.
Taiwan has a 24-hour multilingual travel information hotline (0800-011-765).
Tourism Bureau
Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
National Immigration Agency

With its unique fusion of cultures, breathtaking scenery, diverse cuisine, exciting city life and well-developed hospitality industry, Taiwan is an ideal destination for many types of travelers.

PEOPLE

There are 16 officially recognized indigenous tribes in Taiwan.
The nation is home to over 530,000 new immigrants, most of whom hail from China and Southeast Asia.

While Taiwan may be described as a predominantly Han Chinese society, with more than 95 percent of the population claiming Han ancestry, its heritage is actually much more complex. The successive waves of Chinese immigrants that began arriving in the 17th century belonged to a variety of subgroups with mutually unintelligible languages and different customs.