General information
| Taiwan | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | East Asia | North America |
| Area: | 35,980 km² | 9,831,510 km² |
| Official language: | Chinese | English |
| Government form: | Semi-presidential republic | Federal presidential republic |
| Capital: | Taipei | Washington, D.C. |
Population
| Taiwan | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 23,572,000 | 331,501,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 655.1 | 33.7 |
| Average age: | Ø 42.3 years | Ø 38.5 years |
| Migrationrate: | 0.75 ‰ | 3.03 ‰ |
Economy
| Taiwan | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | New Taiwan Dollar (1 TWD = 100 Cents) | US Dollar (1 USD =100 Cents) |
| Unemployment rate: | 3.7 % | 5.5 % |
| Corruption index: | 68 (moderate) | 67 (moderate) |
| TWN: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exported goods: | 388,490 M US$ | 16.48 M US$ | 2,134,445 M US$ | 6.44 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 308,744 M US$ | 13.10 M US$ | 2,811,124 M US$ | 8.48 M US$ |
Infrastructure
| TWN: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 43,206 km | 1.83 km | 6,586,610 km | 19.87 km |
| Railways: | 1,613 km | 0.07 km | 293,564 km | 0.89 km |
| Harbours: | 429 | 0.018 | 3,627 | 0.011 |
| Airports: | 37 | 0.002 | 13,513 | 0.041 |
Energy balance
| TWN: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 237.40 bn kWh | 10.07 m kWh | 3,902.00 bn kWh | 11.77 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 246.10 bn kWh | 10.44 m kWh | 4,095.00 bn kWh | 12.35 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 9.70 bn kWh | 29,245.76 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 72.72 bn kWh | 219,365.80 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 348.80 m t | 14,797.18 t | 4.98 bn t | 15,026.50 t |
Telecommunication
| Taiwan | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +886 | +1 |
| Internet domain: | .tw | .us |
| TWN total | TWN per 1000 inh. | USA total | USA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 12,750,429 | 541 | 103,052,000 | 311 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 29,351,150 | 1245 | 442,457,000 | 1335 |
| Internet server: | 6,272,000 | 266 | 505,000,000 | 1523 |
| Internet users: | 21,450,000 | 910 | 294,658,590 | 889 |
Climate
Detailed info for: Taiwan and United States| Taiwan | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 26.9 °C | 18.7 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 20.3 °C | 7.1 °C |
| Water temperature: | 24.0 °C | 17.7 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 79 % | 67 % |
| Rain days: | 10.5 | 7.1 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 4.3 | 7.2 |
Native languages
| Taiwan | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese: | 87.5 % | 0.9 % |
| English: | n/a | 82.1 % |
| Spanish: | n/a | 10.7 % |
| Hakka: | 10.2 % | n/a |
| French: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| Ami: | 0.6 % | n/a |
| German: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Italian: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Atayal: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| Tagalog: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Korean: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Paiwan: | 0.3 % | n/a |
| Polish: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Vietnamese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Japanese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Portuguese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Russian: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Eskimo: | n/a | 0.0 % |
| other: | 1.0 % | 2.6 % |
Religions
| Taiwan | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 4.5 % | 78.5 % |
| Buddhism: | 49.0 % | 0.7 % |
| Taoism: | 44.0 % | n/a |
| Jewry: | n/a | 1.8 % |
| Sikhism: | n/a | 1.6 % |
| Islam: | n/a | 1.1 % |
| Hinduism: | n/a | 1.0 % |
| other: | 2.5 % | 15.3 % |