Taiwan

Taiwan's population is overwhelmingly Han Chinese, including descendants of earlier Hoklo and Hakka migrants and those who came from the mainland after 1949, alongside indigenous Austronesian peoples. Mandarin is the official language, with Taiwanese Hokkien widely spoken.

Religious life blends Buddhism, Taoism, and folk religion, with Christian and other minorities, in an open and pluralistic society.

Society

Taiwan has high literacy, excellent education, and high living standards, and is a vibrant democracy, though it faces one of the world's lowest birth rates and a rapidly aging population.