COUNTRY GUIDE · Asia
Taiwan
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Taiwan.
Taiwan at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Taipei
- REGION
- Asia
- POPULATION
- 23,400,000
- AREA
- 36,197 km²
- LANGUAGE
- Mandarin Chinese
- CURRENCY
- New Taiwan dollar (TWD)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Marble Gorge
Taroko Gorge was carved through marble by the Liwu River.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Taiwan
Taiwan's steep central mountains rise sharply from an island surrounded by the Pacific and adjacent seas.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Taiwan in its Asia region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 36,197 km² and a population of approximately 23,400,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
No land borders in the PinPointr reference data.
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.