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.