My World Factbook
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Note: Most information adapted from the popular World Factbook is distributed between the websites GeoWorld (geography, people, communications & transportation), Politix (government) and Great Depression II (economy).
People
23,024,956 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
49
0-14 years: 16.7% (male 1,996,905/female 1,844,611)
15-64 years: 72.6% (male 8,416,300/female 8,267,675)
65 years and over: 10.7% (male 1,183,382/female 1,265,474) (2010 est.)
total: 37 years
male: 36.4 years
female: 37.7 years (2010 est.)
0.213% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
8.97 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 211
6.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 70
at birth: 1.086 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 5.26 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 184
male: 5.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 78.15 years
country comparison to the world: 50
male: 75.34 years
female: 81.2 years (2010 est.)
1.15 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 221
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noun: Taiwan (singular and plural)
note: example - he or she is from Taiwan; they are from Taiwan
adjective: Taiwan
Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, indigenous 2%
mixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%
Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: NA
female: NA (2003)
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