Taiwan
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Current time in Taipei
Taipei is the capital of Taiwan, in Asia.
| Capital | Taipei |
| Continent | Asia |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (no daylight saving) |
| Currency | New Taiwan Dollar (TWD) |
| Calling code | +886 |
| Internet domain | .tw |
| Area | 35,980 km² (13,892 sq mi) |
| Neighbours | None by land |
Travelling to Taiwan
| Emergency numbers | Police 110 Ambulance 119 Fire 119 |
| Plugs and sockets | Type A, Type B |
| Mains electricity | 110 V, 60 Hz |
| Driving side | Right |
Emergency numbers are checked against two independent sources, but they can change — confirm when you arrive. On a mobile phone, 112 also works in many countries.
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Taipei, New Taipei City, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Tainan.
Country facts: GeoNames, licensed CC BY 4.0. Currency and language names: the Unicode CLDR. Time zones: the IANA time zone database, release 2026e. Plugs and mains electricity: the IEC's World Plugs guide. Driving side and emergency numbers: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), shown only where Wikidata agrees. All sources.