Taiwan At A Glance

Land Area: 32,260 Sq Kilometers (less than 1/5 the size of Oklahoma)

Population: 22.9 Million (More than 6 times as many people as the state of Oklahoma)

Perspective: Divide the state of Oklahoma by 5 and multiple the entire state population by 6 and you still don't have quite as many people crammed into a single area as Taiwan does.

Climate:

On average, Taipei, Taiwan is 11 degrees warmer than Tulsa, OK and receives 25.1 more inches of rain than Tulsa.

Language:

Mandarin Chinese

Life Expectancy:

Taiwan- 77.96

USA- 78.11

Literacy:

96% of people age 15 and over can read and write in Taiwan as compared to 99% of Americans.

Religion:

93% of people in Taiwan are Buddhist and Taoist.

51% of people in the US are protestant Christian.

Economy:

Purchasing Power Parity in Taiwan: $31, 100 per person

Purchasing Power Parity in the US: $46,900 per person

Purchasing Power Parity in Thailand: $8,400 per person

Taipei, Taiwan is currently home to the tallest building in the world, Taipei 101. (The United Arab Emirates has completed a building with a really tall spire on top that technically makes it taller. However, Taipei 101 is the highest structural element)