Taiwan
Official name:	Taiwan
Capital City:	Taipei
Current Local Time:
Country website:	http://www..dhl.com.tw
International Dialing Code:	886
Population:	22,689,122(by 2004)
Currency:	1 United State dollars(US$)= 33.4 New Taiwan dollar (NT$)
Spoken Languages:	Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects
Holidays:	Jan 1, Feb 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 28, Apr 4, 5, May 1, Jun 6, Sep 12, Oct 10
Major Exports:	Commodities: Electronic Products 23.3%, Basic Metals 10.5%, Other Machineries and Electronical Equipments 8.1%, Informaiton & Communication Products 7.4%, Textile Products 7.2%, (Plastic & Rubber Products 7.2%, Machineries 6.9%, Precision Instruments 6.6% ( 2004 est.) Partners: China 19.55%, Hong Kong 17.14%, USA 16.16%, Japan 7.59%, EU Countries 13.47% ( 2004 est.)
Major Imports:	Commodities: Electronic Product 18.2%, Minerals (Crude Petroleum) 13.7%, Basic Metals 11.0%, Machinery 10.5%, Chemicals 10.5%, Precision Instruments 7.5% (2004 est.) Partners: Japan 26.0%, US 12.9%, China 9.9%, South Kore 6.9%, EU countries 12.7% ( 2004 est.)
Total Export:	$174.0 Billion (f.o.b., 2004)
Total Import:	$167.9 Billion (c.i.f., 2004)
Gross Domestic Product:	$305.3 Billion USD(2004 est.)
Per Capita Income:	$14,032( 2004 est.)
Literacy Rate:	95.6%
Population Growth Rate:	0.58% (2004 est.)