| Taiwan :
Geographic coordinates
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23 30 N, 121 00 E
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| Taiwan :
Population growth rate
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0.213% (2010 est.)
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| Taiwan :
Birth rate
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8.97 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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| Taiwan :
Death rate
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6.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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| Taiwan :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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N/A
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| Taiwan :
Independence
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N/A
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| Taiwan :
National holiday
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Republic Day 10 October
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| Taiwan :
Constitution
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1 January 1947
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| Taiwan :
GDP
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purchasing power parity - $717.7 billion (2009 est.)
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| Taiwan :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $29,800 (2009 est.)
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| Taiwan :
Electricity - consumption
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229.8 billion kWh (2008)
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| Taiwan :
Exports
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$148.38 billion machinery and electrical equipment 51%, metals, textiles, plastics, chemicals
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| Taiwan :
Imports
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$140.01 billion machinery and electrical equipment 51%, minerals, precision instruments
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| Taiwan :
Telephones
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14.273 million (2008)
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| Taiwan :
Mobile cellular
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25.412 million (2008)
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| Taiwan :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 21, FM 143, shortwave 1 (2008)
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| Taiwan :
Radios
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16 million
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| Taiwan :
Television broadcast stations
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76 (5 television networks with 46 digital and 30 analog stations) (2007)
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| Taiwan :
Televisions
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8.8 million
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| Taiwan :
Internet country code
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.tw
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| Taiwan :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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5.704 million (2009)
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| Taiwan :
Internet users
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15.143 million (2008)
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| Taiwan :
Railways
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1,582 km
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| Taiwan :
Highways
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41,279 km
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| Taiwan :
Waterways
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N/A
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| Taiwan :
Pipelines
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gas 405 km (2009)
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| Taiwan :
Ports and harbors
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Chilung (Keelung), Kaohsiung, Taichung
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| Taiwan :
Merchant marine
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102 ships
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| Taiwan :
Airports
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42 (2009)
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| Taiwan :
Heliports
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4 (2009)
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| Taiwan :
Military branches
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Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command, Armed Forces Police Command
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| Taiwan :
Military expenditures
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2.2% of GDP (2006)
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