Taiwan
Partially recognised state
Taiwan has governed itself since 1949, but China claims it and only a small number of countries recognise it officially. It is not a UN member, so DodoThinks lists it separately from the 195 countries. Its capital is Taipei. About 23.4 million people live there (2024). It covers 36,193 km². It has no land borders.
Taiwan at a glance
- Capital
- Taipei
- Population (2024)
- 23.4 million
- Area
- 36,193 km²
- Density
- 647 per km²
- Official language
- Chinese
- Currency
- New Taiwan dollar
- People
- Taiwanese
- Calling code
- +886
- Internet domain
- .tw
- Coast
- Surrounded by sea
Where is Taiwan?
How Taiwan compares
- Similar in size: Guinea-Bissau (36,125 km²).
- Similar population: Burkina Faso (24.1 million).
- Taiwan is the only place that uses the New Taiwan dollar.
- Chinese is also an official language in 2 other countries: China and Singapore.
The flag of Taiwan
Would you recognise Taiwan?
How players do with Taiwan
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Taiwan so far, from 56 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
59% right
99th hardest of 176 · 56 answers
- Players find Taiwan on the map in 59% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Vietnam.
Taiwan has no land borders
Taiwan shares no land border with another country.
Quick quiz: Taiwan
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of Taiwan?
That's the flag of Taiwan.
2. What is the capital of Taiwan?
Taipei is the capital of Taiwan.
3. Which has more people?
Taiwan has about 23.4 million people and Burkina Faso about 24.1 million.
Questions about Taiwan
Is Taiwan a country?
Taiwan has governed itself since 1949, but China claims it and only a small number of countries recognise it officially. It is not a UN member, so DodoThinks lists it separately from the 195 countries.
What is the capital of Taiwan?
The capital of Taiwan is Taipei.
Does Taiwan have any land borders?
No. Taiwan is surrounded by sea and shares no land border with another country.
How big is Taiwan?
Taiwan covers 36,193 km², about the same size as Guinea-Bissau (36,125 km²).
Is Taiwan hard to find on a map?
On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Taiwan in 59% of 56 tries, 99th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Vietnam.
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