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Taiwan

Republic of China (Taiwan) · 台灣

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Taiwan (TW, TWN) is a territory in Eastern Asia, with Taipei as its capital. The currency is the New Taiwan Dollar (TWD, NT$). The international dialling code is +886 and the trunk prefix is 0; mobile numbers are written like 0912 345 678. The time zone is Asia/Taipei. Official languages: Traditional Chinese, Min Nan Chinese (Traditional), and Hakka Chinese (Traditional).

CurrencyTWDNT$
Dial code+886e.g. 0912 345 678
Time zoneTaipeiUTC+08:00
LanguageTraditional Chinese+2 more
CapitalTaipei
Population23.6M36.2K km²

Overview

Official name
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Native name
台灣
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
TW
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
TWN
ISO 3166-1 numeric
158
IOC code
TPE
Demonym
Taiwanese
Capital
Taipei
Region
Asia › Eastern Asia
Status
Dependency or territory
Groups
  • Eastern Asia
Internet domain
.tw, .台灣, .台湾
Coordinates
23.5, 121
Area
36,193 km²
Population
23,595,300
GDP
$1.1T ($48.4K per person)
Literacy
96.1%
Landlocked
No
Land borders
None

Currency

New Taiwan Dollar TWD

Symbol
NT$ narrow $
Minor units
2 decimals
Cash rounding
0 decimals, increment 0
Example
$1,234.50

Languages

LanguageStatusShare of populationWriting
Traditional Chinese zh-HantOfficial95% (22.4M)
Min Nan Chinese (Traditional) nan-HantOfficial57% (13.4M)
Hakka Chinese (Traditional) hak-HantOfficial11% (2.6M)
Taroko trv0.02% (4.7K)

Time zones

Time zoneLocal timeStandardDaylight savingName
Asia/TaipeiUTC+08:00noneTaiwan Standard Time

Phone numbers

Calling code
+886
Dial-out prefix
0(?:0[25-79]|19)
Trunk prefix
0
National number length
7–11 digits
Emergency number
110 pattern 11[029]

Number types

TypeNational formatInternational formatLayoutDigits
Fixed line02 2123 4567+886 2 2123 4567XX XXXX XXXX8, 9
Mobile0912 345 678+886 912 345 678XXXX XXX XXX9
Toll free080 012 3456+886 80 012 3456XXX XXX XXXX8, 9
Premium rate020 312 3456+886 20 312 3456XXX XXX XXXX7, 9
Personal number0990 123 456+886 990 123 456XXXX XXX XXX9
VoIP070 1234 5678+886 70 1234 5678XXX XXXX XXXX10, 11
Universal access050 012 3456+886 50 012 3456XXX XXX XXXX9
Show the 8 formatting rules
Digits patternLeading digitsFormatInternational
(\d{2})(\d)(\d{4})202$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3
(\d{3})(\d{5})826$1 $2$1 $2
(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{3})83$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3
(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{4})82$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3
(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{3,4})[25]0|37|49|8[09]$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3
(\d)(\d{3,4})(\d{4})[23568]|4(?:0[02-48]|[1-478])|7[1-9] | [23568]|4(?:0[2-48]|[1-478])|(?:400|7)[1-9]$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3
(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{3})[49]$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3
(\d{2})(\d{4})(\d{4,5})7$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3

Address and postal code

Address layout

{Postal code}
{State/province}{City}
{Street address}
{Organization}
{Name}
Required fields
Street address, City, State/province, Postal code
Region label
county
Predefined regions
22

Postal code

Pattern
\d{3}(?:\d{2,3})?
Examples
104 · 106 · 10603 · 40867

Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week
Sunday
Weekend
Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year
Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle
12-hour (1–12), also hB, hb, H
Calendars
gregorian, roc, chinese
Measurement system
Metric
Temperature
Celsius
Paper size
A4

Number and date formats

As written by the Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan) locale (zh-Hant-TW), amounts in TWD.

Number
1,234,567.891
Percent
45.7%
Currency (TWD)
$1,234,567.89
Accounting
($1,234,567.89)
Currency, name
1,234,567.89 新台幣
Compact short
123萬
Compact long
123萬
Scientific
1.235E6
Speed
每小時 88 公里
Temperature
21.5°C
Date, full
2026年3月27日 星期五
Date, long
2026年3月27日
Date, medium
2026年3月27日
Date, short
2026/3/27
Time, medium
下午3:04:05
Time, short
下午3:04
Date and time
2026年3月27日 下午3:04
Month and year
2026年3月
Weekday
星期五
Relative time
昨天 · 3 天後 · 2 小時前
List: and
A、B和C
List: or
A、B或C

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