About Taiwan
Area
36,197 square kilometres
Population
23.59 million
Economy
Taiwan occupies an important position in the global economy. It is a top player in the world’s information and communication technology industry as well as a major supplier of goods across the industrial spectrum.
Education
Taiwan has implemented a 12-year compulsory education system since the 2014 school year.
There are 141 universities and colleges in Taiwan.
Health & Welfare
Every Taiwanese citizen with official residency or foreign national living in Taiwan with an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC), regardless of age, gender, or employment status, must enroll in the program.
This insurance program lasts an entire lifetime. When people fall ill, the government uses the premiums it receives to help patients pay part of their medical and medication costs to contracted health care institutions.