About Taiwan

Ilha Formosa — the Beautiful Island

Taiwan is an island in East Asia, long known as “Formosa.” Home to 23 million people, this vibrant democracy country blends many diverse cultural influences. Today, Taiwan is celebrated as the premier AI hub in the world. They proudly produce 70% microchips to the world. Visitors also enjoy its warm hospitality, bustling night markets, world-class cuisine, towering mountains, and stunning scenery across its beautiful tropical coastlines.

Brand

TSMC

CoCo

Kavalan Whisky

Giant

O'right

ASUS

Din Tai Fung

Acer

MSI

Maxxis Tires

Want Want

Gong Cha

Food & Flavors

Bubble Tea

Xiao Long Bao

Beef Noodles

Pineapple Cake

Gua Bao

Fried Chicken

Braised Pork Rice

Stinky Tofu

Tea Egg

Culture & Landmarks

Taipei 101

Formosan landlocked salmon

Sky Lanterns

Jade Mountain

Temple

Red Envelope

Formosan Black Bear

Leopard Cat

Fun facts about Taiwan

A few things that make the island hard to ignore.

Taiwan produces 70% of the world's chips and 90% of the most advanced chips.

Those chips sit inside the phones, cars, and AI data centres the rest of the world runs on — which is why an island of 23 million is impossible to ignore.

Taiwan has the best healthcare system in the World 2026

Its single-payer National Health Insurance covers nearly everyone, with short waits and low out-of-pocket costs.

The story behind bubble tea, Taiwan's iconic drink

Taiwan's most famous export in a cup. Two Taichung tea houses still claim to have invented it in the 1980s by dropping chewy tapioca pearls into iced milk tea.

How Taiwan Has Achieved One of the Highest Recycling Rates in the World

Once buried in waste and nicknamed "Garbage Island," Taiwan now recycles over half of its household rubbish. Musical garbage trucks bring residents out to sort it on the street.

Taiwan has 286 peaks over 3,000 metres, one of the highest densities of high mountains in the world.

All of it on an island roughly the size of Vancouver Island, topped by Yushan (Jade Mountain) at 3,952 m.

Convenience stores becoming one-stop shops in Taiwan

Pay your bills, ship a parcel, buy concert tickets, do your laundry, or eat a hot meal. With one store for roughly every 2,000 people, Taiwan has among the densest networks in the world.

Taipei Bridge Scooter Waterfall

Every rush hour, thousands of scooters pour off the Taipei Bridge in a single stream — a river of commuters that has become a photographer's pilgrimage.