Taiwan

Official Name:	Taiwan
Sovereign Status:	Disputed
Government Type:	Semi-Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republic of China
ISO Country Codes:	TW : TWN
Internet Domain:	.tw
Government Web Site:	https://www.taiwan.gov.tw/

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IATA Airports

Capital:	Taipei	Main Airports:	Taoyun Airport
Language(s):	Mandarin;Taiwanese	Population:	23,580,712
Currency:	Taiwan Dollar	ISO Currency Code:	TWD
Telephone Dial In:	+886	ID Prefix:	002

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Central American Integration System;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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Central News Agency;

Focus Taiwan;

Newspaper

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Radio

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Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC);

International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT);

Radios.tw;

Radio Taiwan International;

Taiwan

Government Website:	https://www.taiwan.gov.tw/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/taiwan
Central Bank:	Central Bank of the Republic of China
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	28.211 Taiwan dollars (TWD) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	3.73% (2019 est.)
Population below poverty line:	1.5% (2012 est.)
Inflation Rate:	0.5% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	2.44% (Dec-20 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$1.143 trillion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$24,502 (2018 est.)
Currency Name:	Taiwan Dollar
Currency Code:	TWD
World Bank Classification:	High-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	1.8%	rice, vegetables, fruit, tea, flowers; pigs, poultry; fish
Industry:	35%	electronics, communications and information technology products, petroleum refining, chemicals, textiles, iron and steel, machinery, cement, food processing, vehicles, consumer products, pharmaceuticals
Services:	63.2%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation; Asian Development Bank; UNIDO;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; OECD;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Taipei Exchange ; Taiwan Futures Exchange ; Taiwan Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

National Statistics Republic of China (Taiwan);

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Taiwan

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

Business Language(s):	Chinese (Mandarin); English
Customs & Excise:	Ministry of Finance
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Bureau of Standards, Metrology & Inspection

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 12/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 25/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 35/136 (2016)
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Country Ratings:

COFACE

CountryEconomy Rating

Credendo

Moody’s Analytics

UN LOCODES – Locations

All IATA Airports

Export Credit & Insurance Show

Eximbank: The Export-Import Bank of the Republic of China ;

Investment & Export Promotion Show

Export Promotion Agency: Bureau of Foreign Trade ; Taiwan External Trade Development Council ; Investment Agency: Invest Taiwan ;

Imports:

$308.744 billion (2019 est.)

Main Imports:

oil/petroleum, semiconductors, natural gas, coal, steel, computers, wireless communication equipment, automobiles, fine chemicals, textiles

Exports:

$388.49 billion (2019 est.)

Main Exports:

semiconductors, petrochemicals, automobile/auto parts, ships, wireless communication equipment, flat display displays, steel, electronics, plastics, computers

Top Export Partners:

China 27.1%

Hong Kong 13.2%

US 10.3%

Japan 6.4%

Singapore 4.4%

Top Import Partners:

Japan 17.6%

China 16.1%

US 9.5%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Regional Trade Agreements & Organisations: