Countries of the World: Taiwan
Welcome to our Countries of the World section.
In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce Taiwan.
Taiwan is an island country on the Asian continent which is made up of around 22 islands with coastlines along the South China and East China seas and a population of just under 24 million people in 2022.
You pronounce Taiwan like this: TY-WAHN.
Key information and contact details for Taiwan
Official Language: Taiwanese.
Secondary Language(s): Mandarin Chinese.
Taiwan dialling code: +886.
Taiwan currency: New Taiwan dollar.
Taiwan Capital City: Taipei City.
Taiwan International Airport: Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, No. 9, Hangzhan S Rd, Dayuan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan 33758. Phone Number: +886 3 398 3728.
Emergency Services Phone Number: Police: 110. Ambulance / Fire: 119.
British Embassy: British Office Taipei, 26F, President International Tower, No. 9-11, Song Gao Road, XinYi District Taipei 11073, Taiwan. Phone Number: +886 (2) 8758 2088.
American Embassy: American Institute in Taipei, No. 100, Jinhu Road, Neihu District, Taipei City 114017, Taiwan. Phone Number: +886 (2) 2162 2000.
Latest Travel Advice (British Government): https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/taiwan.