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Taiwan

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Yehliu Geopark is a 1,700-m (5,577-ft) cliff located off the northern coast of Taiwan. The park is home to natural sculptures in the shape of candles, mushrooms, animals, and more, created by centuries of erosion.
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Geography

Area

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People and Society

Languages

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Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Taiwan. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

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Population growth rate

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Birth rate

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Death rate

comparison ranking: 88

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 66

Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 227

Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 169

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 73

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 54

Public debt

comparison ranking: 150

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 5

Exports

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Imports

comparison ranking: 26

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 80

Heliports

comparison ranking: 36

Merchant marine

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