Taiwan Country Profile
By Nicole Remiker
About Taiwan
Capital~ Taipei
Population~ 23.3 millionCurrency~ New Taiwan Dollar
Currency compared to the dollar~ $29.77
Country's GDP per capita~ $39,600
Country's GDP Rank in the World~ 17th in the world
Literacy Rate~ 98.04%
Life Expectancy~ Males: 76.72 years Females: 83.2 years
Language~ Mandarin Chinese
Taipei 101
Ximending
The Palace Museum of Taipei
The Palace Museum of Taipei has a collection of over 700,000 pieces it is also the biggest and most precious museum of Taiwan. You can look at all of the master pieces in the museum.
Taiwan's Government, Leader, and Economy
Government~ Constitutional Republic
Leader~ President Ma Ying-jeou
Economy~ Capitalist
3 Historical Events
1.) In 1921, the Taiwanese Cultural Association was founded.
2.) In 1927, Taiwanese Peoples Party is Taiwan's first political party was founded.
3.) On August 7th 1959, there was a really bad flood in the central of Taiwan.