Basic information

| Feature | Details | | :--- | :--- | | Official Name | Republic of China (ROC) | | Common Name | Taiwan | | Native Name(s) | 臺灣 / 台灣 (Táiwān) | | Nicknames | Formosa, The Silicon Island | | Motto | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | Geographic Level | Country / Island Nation | | Country | Taiwan (ROC) | | State/Province | N/A | | Capital | Taipei | | Government Type | Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic | | Date Founded | January 1, 1912 (ROC established); 1949 (relocated to Taiwan) | | Time Zone | National Standard Time (UTC+8) | | Latitude | 23.6978° N | | Longitude | 120.9605° E | | Elevation | Sea level to 3,952 m (12,966 ft) | | Total Area | 36,193 km² (13,974 sq mi) | | Population | ~23.5 million | | Population Density | ~650/km² (1,683/sq mi) | | ZIP/Postal Codes | 3+2 system (or 3+3 system) | | Area Codes | +886 | | Official Languages | Mandarin Chinese (National languages act also recognizes Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka, Indigenous languages, Matsu dialect, and Taiwan Sign Language) | | Currency | New Taiwan Dollar (NTD / TWD) | | Demonym | Taiwanese |