TAIWAN

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Taiwan People

Country Name: Taiwan

Capital City: Taipei

Population: 0.9% (2006 est.)

Population Growth: 0.304% (2007 est.)

Currency: new Taiwan dollar (TWD)

Languages: Mandarin Chinese (official)

Area: 35,980 sq km

Inflation Rate: 1% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 3.9% (2006)

Domain extension:

PEOPLE OF TAIWAN

Age Structure 0-14 years:

17.8% (male 2,117,051/female 1,954,709)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

72% (male 8,306,351/female 8,141,268)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

10.2% (male 1,150,001/female 1,189,492) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

35.5 years

Median Age - male:

35 years

Median Age - female:

36 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

0.304% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

8.97 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

6.54 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.09 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.083 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.02 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.967 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.026 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

77.56 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

74.65 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

80.74 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Taiwan (singular and plural)

Ethnic Groups:

Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, indigenous 2%

Religions:

mixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%

Languages:

Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects