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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
3.8 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 7.9
- Economy 5.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 3.2
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 37 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Taipei
- Population
- 23,317,031 inh.
- Area
- 36,197 km²
- Currency
- TWD
- Regime
- democracy
Executive in office
Head of State
Lai Ching‑te
Head of Government
Cho Jung-tai
Government in office 1 members
ministre des Affaires numériques de république de Chine
Lin Yi-jing
Parliament
Yuan législatif
113 seats
Inception 1928
Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)
- contrôle (revendiqué par CHN) Détroit de Taïwan Critique pour TSMC et semi-conducteurs mondiaux
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.80/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
93/100
Corruption (CPI)
68/100
Press freedom (RSF)
75/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#22
Annual budget
17.3 Md$
Defense effort
2.1 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
432 Md$
Imports
350 Md$
Balance
82 Md$
Top exports
- 40% Circuits intégrés (TSMC)
- 11% Ordinateurs + équipements
Top imports
- 12% Pétrole brut + raffiné
- 11% Circuits intégrés (équip. semi)
Export partners
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Chine
35%
-
États-Unis
17%
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Hong Kong
12%
Import partners
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Chine
21%
-
Japon
15%
-
États-Unis
11%
TSMC produit ~60% des semi-conducteurs avancés mondiaux.
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
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2028-01
Présidentielle
Last election
- 2025-08-23
-
2024-01-13
Présidentielle
Lai Ching-te (DPP) 40.1% · turnout 71.9%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2024 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2024
HDI
0.926/1
Top 10% (wealth)
53.0 %
Gini
33.1
Refugees hosted
600
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Reconnaît officiellement RASD, mais pas Palestine ni Kosovo
National anthem
hymne national de la République de Chine
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- WTO
- APEC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 8,779 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 8,093, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)