TAIWAN TAIWAN REGION ASIA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE OCTOBER 25 1945 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION JANUARY 1 1947 POPULATION 23113250 1999 EST AREA 13969 SQ MI CAPITAL TAIPEI FORM OF GOVERNMENT MULTIPARTY DEMOCRACY MAIN INDUSTRIES TEXTILES CLOTHING PLASTICS ELECTRONICS PROCESSED FOODS CHEMICALS AGRICULTURE VEGETABLES RICE FRUIT TEA SUGARCANE BETEL NUT NATURAL RESOURCES COAL NATURAL GAS LIMESTONE MARBLE ASBESTOS CURRENCY NEW TAIWAN DOLLAR GDP 362 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 16500 1998 EST LANGUAGES MANDARIN CHINESE OFFICIAL TAIWANESE HAKKA DIALECTS RELIGIONS BUDDHISM TAOIST CONFUCIAN CHRISTIANITY LITERACY RATE 94 LIFE EXPECTANCY 74 YEARS MALE 81 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 15 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 5 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
