General Information
Discover more facts about Taiwan's and Germany's demographics, political systems, geography and more.
| Taiwan | Germany | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 23.910.614 | 83.756.658 |
| Capital | Taipei | Berlin |
| Form of government | multiparty-democracy | federal parliamentary republic |
| Administration | 5 direct-controlled municipalities (Kaohsiung, Taichung, Tainan, Taipei, New Taipei), 3 Provincial cities (Chiayi, Hsinchu, Keelung) and 14 counties (Chiayi, Changhua, Hsinchu, Hualien, Kinmen, Lienchiang, Miaoli, Nantou, Penghu, Pingtung, Taitung, Taoyuan, Yilan, Yunlin) | 16 federal states (Baden-Wurttemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia) |
| Currency | New Taiwan Dollar TWD | Euro € |
| Country code | + 886 | + 49 |
| National holiday | October 10th - Republic Day | October 3rd - German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) |
| Official language | Mandarin | German |
| Geographics | ||
| Location | Asia - Pacific | Central Europe |
| Area in km² | 35,980 | 357,340 |
| Neighboring countries | separated by sea: Japan, People's Republic of China, Philippines | Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Poland, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg; seperated by sea: Sweden, United Kingdom |
| Political system | ||
| Constitution | Constitution of the Republic of China (中華民國憲法) from 1947 (with amendments) | Grundgesetz (GG) from 1949 (with amendments) |
| Head of state | President Tsai Ing-Wen 蔡英文 (Since 2016) | Federal president Frank-Walter Steinmeier (Since 2017) |
| Parliament | Legislative Yuan (113 members) | Bundestag (736 members) |
| Parties | Parliamentary elections 2020: - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP): 53.9% - Kuomintang (KMT): 33.6% - Taiwan People's Party: 4.4% - New Power Party: 2.6% | Parliamentary elections 2021: - Christliche Demokratische Union (CDU/CSU): 26.7% - Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD): 27.9% - Alternative für Deutschland (AfD): 10.8% - Freie Demokratische Partei (FDP): 12.5% - Die Linke: 5.2% - Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (Grüne): 16% |
| Head of the government | President of the Executive Yuan Su Tseng-chang (DPP), since 2019 | Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), since 2021 |
