igeography

Taiwan: flag, map and capital

Asia · Capital: Taipei

Flag: Taiwan

Where is Taiwan?

TainanTaichungKaohsiungHsinchuTaiwanTainanTaichungKaohsiungTaiwan

Facts

Capital
Taipei7
Continent
Asia6
Population
23,317,145 (2023 estimate)1
Area
36,197 km² (13,976 sq mi) (2024)2
Official languages
Chinese, Amis, Bunun, Kavalan, Rukai, Hakka Chinese, Min Nan Chinese, Paiwan, Puyuma, Saaroa, Sakizaya, Yami, Atayal, Taroko, Taiwanese Sign Language, Tsou, Kanakanavu, Saisiyat34
Currency
New Taiwan Dollar34
Calling code
+8863
Internet domain
.tw3
Driving side
Right3
Highest point
Yushan Main Peak, 3,952 m (12,966 ft)3

Neighboring countries 6

No land borders with countries in this catalog.

Selected cities5

Play and explore

More countries: Asia

Countries in AsiaAll countries from A to Z

Sources

  1. Population: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects 2024, 2023 estimates. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Converted from thousands to persons by igeography.net. Retrieved 2026-10-28.
  2. Area, Taiwan: Official surface area, tw (2024). Retrieved 2026-10-29.
  3. Languages, currency, calling code, internet domain, driving side and highest point: Wikidata. CC0. Retrieved 2026-10-28.
  4. Names of languages and currencies: Unicode CLDR.
  5. Cities and their populations: GeoNames. CC BY 4.0. Populations are approximate and of different years. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
  6. Map and neighbors: Natural Earth (public domain), drawn and computed by igeography.net. Crimea is part of Ukraine. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
  7. Capitals: our curated list, checked against Wikidata. Retrieved 2026-10-14.