Taiwan

Population: 23,113,901 (July 2012 est.)

Languages spoken: Mandarin (official), Taiwanese, Hakka dialects

GDP (estimate): US$885.3 billion
Average per capita income: $37,900 (2011 est.)
Size of country: 35,980 sq km

Top five cities by population:

Taipei 2,706,400
Kaohsiung 1,506,300
Taichung 1,033,600
Tainan 746,300
Panchiao 522,900

Demographic information:

Average age:
Total population: 37.6 years
Male: 36.9 years
Female: 38.3 years (2011 est.)

Average life expectancy:
Total population: 78.48 years
Male: 75.66 years
Female: 81.53 years (2012 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.6 per cent (male 1,875,359/female 1,732,007)
15-64 years: 73.4 per cent (male 8,538,881/female 8,406,716)
65 years and over: 10.9 per cent (male 1,198,591/female 1,320,225) (2011 est.)

Top retail companies:

7-Eleven Taiwan (President Chain Store)
Stores: 9184 (only Taiwan, 46,000 stores in total wholeworld)
Staff: 100,000
Turnover: US$ 908.135 million

Taiwan FamilyMart:
Store: 2485
Staff: 3434
Turnover: US$1.517 billion

Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co Ltd

Stores: 130
Staff: 3983
Turnover: US$ 994 million

Carrefour Taiwan (Presicarre Corp)
Stores: 65
Staff: 11,500
Turnover: US$1.831 billion

Top five shopping centres by sqm:
- Dream Mall: 400,001 sqm
- Taipei 101: 252,374 sqm
- Core Pacific City Living Mall: 204,190 sqm
- Miramar Entertainment Park: 125,590 sqm
- TaiMall: 185,773 sqm