General information
| China | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | East Asia | East Asia |
| Area: | 9,562,910 km² | 35,980 km² |
| Official language: | Chinese | Chinese |
| Government form: | People's republic (communist one-party system) | Semi-presidential republic |
| Capital: | Beijing | Taipei |
Population
| China | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 1,412,360,000 | 23,581,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 147.7 | 655.4 |
| Average age: | Ø 38.4 years | Ø 42.3 years |
| Migrationrate: | -0.11 ‰ | 0.85 ‰ |
Economy
| China | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Renminbi Yuan (1 CNY = 100 Fen) | New Taiwan Dollar (1 TWD =100 Cents) |
| Unemployment rate: | 4.8 % | 3.7 % |
| Corruption index: | 55 (bad) | 32 (moderate) |
| CHN: total | per 1000 inh. | TWN: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exported goods: | 3,554,296 M US$ | 2.52 M US$ | 388,490 M US$ | 16.47 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 3,091,488 M US$ | 2.19 M US$ | 308,744 M US$ | 13.09 M US$ |
Infrastructure
| CHN: total | per 1000 inh. | TWN: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 4,960,600 km | 3.51 km | 43,206 km | 1.83 km |
| Railways: | 68,141 km | 0.05 km | 1,613 km | 0.07 km |
| Harbours: | 6,662 | 0.005 | 429 | 0.018 |
| Airports: | 507 | 0.000 | 37 | 0.002 |
Energy balance
| CHN: total | per 1000 inh. | TWN: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 5,564.00 bn kWh | 3.94 m kWh | 237.40 bn kWh | 10.07 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 5,883.00 bn kWh | 4.17 m kWh | 246.10 bn kWh | 10.44 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 18.91 bn kWh | 13,388.94 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 6.19 bn kWh | 4,379.20 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 10.71 bn t | 7,581.08 t | 348.80 m t | 14,791.75 t |
Telecommunication
| China | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +86 | +886 |
| Internet domain: | .cn | .tw |
| CHN total | CHN per 1000 inh. | TWN total | TWN per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 181,908,000 | 129 | 12,971,900 | 550 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 1,718,411,000 | 1217 | 29,291,500 | 1242 |
| Internet server: | 20,602,000 | 15 | 6,272,000 | 266 |
| Internet users: | 994,368,886 | 704 | 21,158,750 | 897 |
Climate
Detailed info for: China and Taiwan| China | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 19.5 °C | 26.9 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 10.0 °C | 20.3 °C |
| Water temperature: | 18.0 °C | 24.0 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 68 % | 79 % |
| Rain days: | 6.3 | 10.5 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 5.6 | 4.3 |
Native languages
| China | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese: | 92.0 % | 87.5 % |
| Hakka: | 1.8 % | 10.2 % |
| Zhuang: | 1.4 % | n/a |
| Mantšu: | 0.9 % | n/a |
| Hui: | 0.8 % | n/a |
| Uighur: | 0.6 % | n/a |
| Yi: | 0.6 % | n/a |
| Ami: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Tujia: | 0.5 % | n/a |
| Tibetan: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| Atayal: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Mongolian: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| Paiwan: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Puyi: | 0.2 % | n/a |
| Dong: | 0.2 % | n/a |
| other: | 0.2 % | 1.0 % |
Religions
| China | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Nondenominational: | 58.5 % | n/a |
| Buddhism: | 6.2 % | 49.0 % |
| Taoism: | 4.4 % | 44.0 % |
| Local chinese beliefs: | 17.5 % | n/a |
| Christianity: | 2.3 % | 4.5 % |
| Islam: | 1.7 % | n/a |
| Hinduism: | 0.1 % | n/a |
| other: | 9.3 % | 2.5 % |