When Portuguese sailors first saw Taiwan off the starboard bow in 1544, they christened it Ilha Formosa, the 'Beautiful Island'.
And can you blame them? For 400 years communists, capitalists, imperialists and everyone in between have fought over its mist-shrouded forests, soaring peaks and plunging coastal cliffs. These days it’s definitely a case of ‘come for the adventure, stay for the stir-fries’, with some of the best fusion cuisines around, top road cycling, excellent mountain trekking and world-class coffee to boot. Also variously known as the Republic of China and Chinese Tapei, Taiwan is a destination that has most definitely come into its own.
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Taiwan at a glance
CAPITAL CITY
Taipei
POPULATION
23.9 million
CURRENCY
TWD
LANGUAGE
Mandarin
TIME ZONE
(GMT+08:00) Taipei
CALLING CODE
+886
ELECTRICITY
Type A (North American/Japanese 2-pin) Type B (American 3-pin)