TAIWAN

Taiwan is one of the most densely populated countries of the world and still half covered in jungle. The Taiwan island often calls itself the Republic of China and formerly it was known as Formosa. China still regards Taiwan as an (insurgent) province but the Taiwanese feel completely independent. Taiwan has a very friendly population, a good infrastructure, an interesting culture and many natural beauty spots such as mountains, waterfalls, beaches and bamboo forests.

Climate/working climate
Taiwan has a tropical climate and there is a steppe climate in the mountains. The winter runs from December to February and is short and mild. It only snows in the high mountains on the island. On average, it is 28° C in July and 15° C in January. The summer is usually hot and humid with day temperatures of around 33° C. The sea ensures that extreme temperatures do not often happen.

On average, it is 12° C in the winter. The winters are milder in the south west with an average temperature of approximately 20° C. It is drier and cooler in the mountains. On average, there is a temperature of 3.8° C all year round in Yushan. It freezes here continuously in the winter and it is around 10 degrees during the day in the summer.

Working pressure is generally fairly high in Taiwan
Long hours are worked for a relatively low income. European and international companies usually look after their staff better than Chinese/Taiwanese companies do. Everybody, on the whole, speaks English in Taiwan which means that you will not have any problems being understood. We do, however, recommend learning Chinese so that you can also really join in conversations.

Facts and Figures
Capital city: Taipei
Area: 35,563 km², 0.9 x the size of the Netherlands
Population: 23,000,000
Time zone: GMT/UTC +8
Currency: New Taiwan Dollar (NT$)
Languages: Mandarin

If you want to know more, visit:
www.minbuza.nl/nl/reizenlanden/landen,landenoverzichten/azie/taiwan.html
www.taiwan.info/