Taiwan 
Facts
Population: 22,858,872 (July 2007 est.).
Age structure: 0-14 years: 17.8% (male 2,117,051/female 1,954,709)
15-64 years: 72% (male 8,306,351/female 8,141,268)
65 years and over: 10.2% (male 1,150,001/female 1,189,492) (2007 est.).
Population growth rate: 0.304% (2007 est.).
Birth rate: 8.97 births/1,000 population (2007 est.).
Death rate: 6.54 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.).
Net migration rate: 0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.).
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.09 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.083 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.967 male(s)/female
total population: 1.026 male(s)/female (2007 est.).
Infant mortality rate: total: 5.54 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.).
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.56 years
male: 74.65 years
female: 80.74 years (2007 est.).
Total fertility rate: 1.12 children born/woman (2007 est.).
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA.
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA.
HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA.
Nationality: noun: Taiwan (singular and plural)
note: example - he or she is from Taiwan; they are from Taiwan
adjective: Taiwan.
Ethnic groups: Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, indigenous 2%.
Religions: mixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%.
Languages: Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects.
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: NA%
female: NA% (2003).
GDP (purchasing power parity): $680.5 billion (2006 est.).
GDP - real growth rate: 4.6% (2006 est.).
GDP - per capita (PPP): $29,500 (2006 est.).
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 1.5%
industry: 25.2%
services: 73.3% (2006 est.).
Labor force: 10.46 million (2006 est.).
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 5.5%
industry: 36%
services: 58.5% (2005 est.).
Population below poverty line: 0.9% (2006 est.).
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 6.7%
highest 10%: 41.1% (2002 est.).
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1% (2006 est.).
Unemployment rate: 3.9% (2006 est.).
Budget: revenues: $67.33 billion
expenditures: $77.93 billion (2006 est.).
Agriculture - products: rice, corn, vegetables, fruit, tea; pigs, poultry, beef, milk; fish.
Industries: electronics, petroleum refining, armaments, chemicals, textiles, iron and steel, machinery, cement, food processing, vehicles, consumer products, pharmaceuticals.
Industrial production growth rate: 6.5% (2006 est.).
Electricity - production: 189.7 billion kWh (2005).
Electricity - consumption: 175.3 billion kWh (2005).
Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2005).
Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2005).
Exports: $215 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.).
Exports - commodities: computer products and electrical equipment, metals, textiles, plastics and rubber products, chemicals (2002).
Exports - partners: China 22.5%, Hong Kong 15.7%, US 15%, Japan 7.3% (2006 est.).
Imports: $205.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.).
Imports - commodities: machinery and electrical equipment 44.5%, minerals, precision instruments (2002).
Imports - partners: Japan 23%, China 11.9%, US 10.9%, South Korea 7.2%, Saudi Arabia 4.9% (2006 est.).
Debt - external: $93.06 billion (2006 est.).
Currency (code): new Taiwan dollar (TWD).
Exchange rates: new Taiwan dollars per US dollar - 32.534 (2006), 31.71 (2005), 34.418 (2004), 34.575 (2003), 33.8 (2002).
Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June.
Statistics: C.I.A. World Factbook. Updated: July 20, 2007.
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http://www.appledaily.com.tw/
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http://www.cna.com.tw
China News
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http://www.chinapost.com.tw
Commons Daily
Kaohsiung
(Monthly business magazine), Tapei
http://www.cw.com.tw/
Economic Daily News
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Taiwan in the News
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Taiwan’s railways offer an endless variety of experience, and an infinite range of fascinating scenery. If you want to get a close look at the island’s beauties, choose a railroad tour and immerse yourself in the delights of enchanting coastlines, awesome mountains, placid farmlands, and engrossing countryside.
Critics have condemned the Australian government's plan to acquire a National Missile Defense (NMD) system from the U.S. claiming its implementation could destabilize the region.
Wang Yeh-lih, writing for the Taipei Times, looks at Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's prospects following the island's hotly contested presidential elections.
The 'one country, two systems' policy and its political implications have come back to haunt Chinese leaders now grappling with 'separatist' electoral moves in both Taiwan and Hong Kong.
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