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Taiwan

Limited recognition

Governed by the Republic of China. The People's Republic of China claims Taiwan. Not a UN member; a small number of UN member states have formal diplomatic relations with it.[1][2] Draft, not yet reviewed

Capital
Population
23,262,544 in April 2026[4]
Total area
36,197 km²[5] land and water
Official languages
Currency
Coast
Yes[30]
Continent
Official name

Parts of Taiwan

Loading 21 places.

Through time

Earlier capitals

  1. 1 January 1912 to 2 April 1912 Nanjing Fu[32]
  2. 2 April 1912 to 4 October 1914 Shuntian Fu[33]
  3. 4 October 1914 to June 1928 Jingzhao[34]
  4. 1928 to 21 November 1937 Nan-ching[35]
  5. 5 May 1946 to 16 January 1949 Nan-ching[36]
  6. 6 February 1949 to 13 October 1949 Kuang-chou[37]
  7. 13 October 1949 to 29 November 1949 Ch'ung-ch'ing[38]
  8. 15 October 1949 to 29 November 1949 Ch'ung-ch'ing[39]
  9. 29 November 1949 to 7 December 1949 Chengdu[40]

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
TW[41]
ISO alpha-3
TWN[42]
ISO numeric
158[43]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Taiwan Written by this project from the cited sources.
  2. Wikipedia: Political status of Taiwan Written by this project from the cited sources.
  3. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), capital: Taipei (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  4. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), population (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  5. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), area (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  6. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Standard Taiwanese Mandarin (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  7. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Taiwanese Hakka (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  8. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Taiwanese Hokkien (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Amis (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  10. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Paiwan (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  11. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Kinmen dialect (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  12. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Wuqiu dialect (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Matsu dialect (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  14. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Taiwanese Sign Language (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  15. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Saisiyat (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Puyuma (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  17. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Atayal (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  18. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Tsou (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  19. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Bunun (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  20. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Rukai (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  21. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Truku (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  22. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Seediq (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  23. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Sakizaya (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  24. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Yami (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  25. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Kavalan (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  26. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Kanakanavu (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  27. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official language: Saaroa (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  28. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), currency: New Taiwan dollar (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  29. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), continent: Asia (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  30. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  31. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), official name (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  32. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), capital: Nanjing Fu (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  33. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), capital: Shuntian Fu (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  34. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), capital: Jingzhao (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  35. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), capital: Nan-ching (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  36. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), capital: Nan-ching (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  37. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), capital: Kuang-chou (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  38. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), capital: Ch'ung-ch'ing (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  39. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), capital: Ch'ung-ch'ing (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  40. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), capital: Chengdu (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  41. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  42. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  43. Wikidata: Taiwan (Q865), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2564716156) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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