Taiwan Fact Sheet
Database: Scientific Names of Spices and Herbs
| Record Name | Herb | Scientific Name |
| Cream Hibiscus | Cream Hibiscus | Hibiscus taiwanensis |
Database: World Gold Mining Production By Country
| Record Name | Country | Metal | 1999 (Kilograms) | 2000 (Kilograms) | 2001 (Kilograms) | 2002 (Kilograms) | 2003 (Kilograms) | Source |
| Gold production for Taiwan | Taiwan | Gold | 13 | 9 | 2 | United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program |
Database: List of largest world corporations by market capitalization
| Record Name | Company | Country | Industry | Market Value (March 2007, USD million) | Revenue (2006 USD billion) | Source |
| Market capitalization for TSMC | TSMC | Taiwan | Semiconductor foundry | 53,001 | 9.7 (~) | Wikipedia - Financial Times |
Database: Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Selected Cities
| Record Name | City | Country | Region | Total Cost (US$ per sq. m) | Rent (Total Cost (US$ per sq. m)) | Other Expenses (US$ per sq. m) | Source |
| Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Taipei | Taipei | Taiwan | Asia | 615 | 549 | 66 | Cushman & Wakefield |
Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Life Expectancy | Rank |
| Taiwan Life Expectancy | Taiwan | World Fact Book | 77.56 | 51 |
Database: World Oil Production by Country
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | Barrels per Day |
| Taiwan Oil Production | Taiwan | 2006 | 2006 CIA World Factbook | 8,354 |
Database: World's Tallest Buildings
| Record Name | City | Country | Height in Meters | Height in Feet |
| Taipei 101 | Taipei | Taiwan | 502 | - |
| Tuntex & Chientai Tower | Kaoshiung | Taiwan | 348 | 1140 |
| Shin Kong Life Tower | Taipei | Taiwan | 244 | 800 |
Database: Number of Airports in World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Year | Airports | Source |
| Number of Airports in Taiwan | Taiwan | 2007 | 41 | CIA World Fact Book |
Database: Local Names of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Local Name |
| Local Name for Taiwan | Taiwan | T'ai-wan |
Database: Unemployment rate for world countries
| Record Name | Country | Rate (Percent) | Note | Source |
| Unemployment rate for Taiwan | Taiwan | 3.90 | 2006 est. | Wikipedia |
Database: Legal Driving Blood Alcohol Limits
| Record Name | Country | Region | Blood Alcohol Limit (Percent) |
| Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Taiwan | Taiwan | Asia | 0.05 |
Database: World List of Basilicas
| Record Name | Country | Religion | Region | Number of Basilicas | Note |
| Number of Basilicas in Taiwan | Taiwan | Catholic | Asia | 2 | Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance. |
Database: List of countries by train railway track length
| Record Name | Country | Year Reported | Transportation Type | Railway Length (km) | Source |
| Republic of China (Taiwan area only) Railway Length | Republic of China (Taiwan area only) | 2005 | Train | 1,094 | Wikipedia |
Database: Internet Country Codes
| Record Name | Country | Internet Code |
| TW Taiwan | Taiwan | TW |
Database: World Wide Shortwave Radio Stations
| Record Name | Language | City | Country | Media | kHz |
| Voice of Free China | Taipei | Taiwan | Radio | 11,745 |
Database: Top Supercomputers of the world
| Record Name | Year | Country | Manufacturer | Source | Site | Processors | Rmax (GFlops) | Rpeak (GFlops) |
| xSeries x3550 Cluster Xeon, 3 GHz, Infiniband | 2007 | Taiwan | IBM | Top 500 Supercomputer Sites (June 2007) | National Center for High Performance Computing | 2072 | 19910 | 24860 |
Database: Country Population (2002)
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Year | Land Area | Population | Source |
| Taiwan | Taiwan | Taipei | 2002 | 35,980 | 22,548,009 | The World Factbook 2002, CIA |
Database: World's Largest Newspapers by Circulation
| Record Name | Country | Language | Region | Source | Newspaper | Rank | Circulation (thousands) |
| Liberty Times Newspaper Circulation | Taiwan | Taiwanese | Asia | World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 | Liberty Times | 35 | 1,300 |
| United Daily News Newspaper Circulation | Taiwan | Taiwanese | Asia | World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 | United Daily News | 47 | 1,000 |
| China Times Newspaper Circulation | Taiwan | Taiwanese | Asia | World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 | China Times | 48 | 1,000 |
| Apple Daily Newspaper Circulation | Taiwan | Taiwanese | Asia | World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 | Apple Daily | 99 | 600 |
| Min Sheng Pao Newspaper Circulation | Taiwan | Taiwanese | Asia | World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 | Min Sheng Pao | 100 | 600 |
Database: Coin Mints of the World
| Record Name | Country | City | Address |
| Central Mint of China | Taiwan | Kweishan | 577, Jhensing Road, Kweishan Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel 0086 03-329-5174 |
Database: Coastline of world countries
| Record Name | Country | Coastline (KM) |
| Taiwan Ocean Coastline Length | Taiwan | 1,566.3 |
Database: Inflation rates by country (2003)
| Record Name | Country | Source | Rate (2003) | Rate (2002) | Rate (2001) | Rate (2000) |
| TAIWAN PROV.OF CHINA Inflation Rate | TAIWAN PROV.OF CHINA | International Monetary Fund | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 1.3 |
Database: Capital Cities of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Country Long Name | FIPS code |
| Taiwan (Taiwan) | Taiwan | T'ai-pei | Taiwan | TW |
Database: World Currency List
| Record Name | Country | Symbol | Subdivision | Name |
| Taiwan | Taiwan | NT$ | 100 cents | new dollar |
Database: Country GDP (2005)
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | GDP | GDP per Capita | Real Growth Rate | Inflation |
| Taiwan GDP | Taiwan | 2005 | The World Factbook 2006 | 631.2 billion | 27,600 | 3.8 | 2.3 |
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