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TAIWAN
Taiwan is a small country located off to the east of Asia. It is
an8 off land country with a whopping
population of approximately 23,000,000 people, considering the
country is so small. It is a busy place
to visit, though the people and atmosphere are very friendly,
adding to Taiwan being a unique
country itself. A major method of industry in Taiwan is
agriculture. The current president is Ma Ying-jeou, who deals with
Taiwans major trading partners which consist of China, the U.S.,
Singapore and
Hong Kong. The climate in Taiwan ranges from tropical seasons to
wet, rainy seasons during the
South-West monsoon. Taiwan is a relatively safe country, being a
small and unnoticed destination.
Tapei is Taiwans capital city which is full of culture and
beliefs. Buddhism remains Taiwans largest
most respected religion, although, Confucian, Taoist and
Christianity are included in Taiwans major
religions too. Taiwan has similar national holidays to many
other Asian countries. These include New
Years Day, 228 Memorial Day, Childrens Day, Tomb Sweeping Day
and up to five Chinese New Year
holidays in ascending order from January 31 to February 4.
CULTURE:
In Taiwan, they speak a variety of languages which include
Mandarin, Taiwanese and Hakka Dialects.
They share a Japanese style of cuisine and they have a huge
appetite for seafood which is no surprise
since the destination is surrounded by water. This includes
lobster, red frog crab, swimming crab,
grouper, big eye tuna and fish that is suitable to be eaten raw.
Traditional farmers grow crops like
rice, vegetables, fruit and flowers to create herbal teas and
they farm animals like pigs and fish to be
made into poultry and cleaned fish.
CLIMATE:
In Taiwan, the warmest months of the year are in July and August
where it reaches about 28 degrees
Celsius. This climate is perfect for the agriculture and crops
grown there. It is continuously cloudy all
year, leaving a wet headache for most citizens.
GEOGRAPHY:
Taiwan is in Eastern Asia, North of the Philippines, bordered by
many seas and oceans. These seas
consists of East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea and
the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan is vaguely
smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined, the country itself
being only 35,980 square
kilometres. In the East part of Taiwan, two thirds of the
landscape are mostly craggy mountains,
while the other parts of Taiwan are vast, lumpy terrains in the
West.
GOVERNMENT:
Ma Ying-jeou is Taiwan current government. Taiwan is assumed to
be a part of China though they
have slowly parted from China and have grown to be a different
country itself. The roads are
different in Taiwan because cars and motorcycles are driven on
the right side of the road, making it
difficult for tourist to travel to different places in Taiwan by
themselves.
TRADE:
Taiwan imports and exports many things to variety of countries.
These consists of countries like
China, USA, UK, Germany, Russia, India, Brazil, Australia,
Italy, Japan and many more from around
the world. Taiwan import mostly natural resources and mechanical
equipment. Taiwan exports
electronics, flat panels, machinery, metals, textiles, plastic,
chemicals, optical photographic,
measuring and medical instruments just to name a few. In Taiwan,
natural resources like small
deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble and asbestos
can be found there. In Taiwan the
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hourly minimum wage is approximately $4. A major industry of
employment is farming. This is why
Taiwan has lots of agriculture, supporting their exports to many
countries around the world. Taiwan
have little relationship with Australia, only importing and
exporting very few items to each other.
HEALTH:
In Taiwan the life expectancy for the total population is
approximately 78 years; males reach to 78
years of age and females live up to 83 years of age. The life
span in Taiwan is expanding as the
country is getting healthier and cleaner as the years pass. The
under-five mortality rate is a shocking
6.3%. Common diseases in Taiwan include diarrheal disease,
parasitic disease, scrub typhus and
Japanese encephalitis. Taiwan has high-tech facilities
throughout clinics and hospitals. They have
high standard and affordable genuine medical care from
professional medical teams. These diseases
have developed over the years as in some areas of Taiwan they
lack in proper disposal of sewerage
and safe, clean water to drink. There have been similar problems
around the world like the break
down in control of mosquitos. Taiwan is a relatively safe
country health wise since the medical and
hospital care is very worthy. As long as the correct
vaccinations are taken before coming to Taiwan.
SECURITY:
Taiwan is different to countries like Australia because cars and
motorcycles are drive on the right
side of the road. It is known that in Taiwan, young protestors
want to find an agreement with China
about their leaders. China has claimed Taiwan toward the end of
the Chinese civil war which ended
in 1949. Now Taiwan is now and independent country with original
culture and beliefs. This has
caused some rivalry between the countries. Taiwan is
respectively a safe and secure place and is
approachable as long as you stay out of unlikely trouble.
