President Tsai praises Taiwan-Swaziland ties during 50/50 celebrations

President Tsai Ing-wen said April 19 that Taiwan-Swaziland relations are going from strength to...

Education is an important component of ROC government policymaking and accounts for a large portion of the budget. With an increasing emphasis on the importance of attaining tertiary education, those with at least a technical college or university degree account for 44 percent of Taiwan’s population aged 15 and above, an 11 percentage points increase over the past decade.

Taiwan occupies an important position in the global economy. It is a top player in the world’s information and communication technology (ICT) industry, as well as a major supplier of goods across the industrial spectrum.

The Republic of China (Taiwan) is situated in the West Pacific between Japan and the Philippines. Its jurisdiction extends to the archipelagoes of Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, as well as numerous other islets. The total area of Taiwan proper and its outlying islands is around 36,197 square kilometers. At about the size of the Netherlands, but with a population of some 23 million, Taiwan is more populous than three-quarters of the world’s nations. Taiwan proper has more than its share of natural splendor.