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Population

23,451,837

Official language

Standard Mandarin and Taiwanese Mandarin (Hokkien))

Currency

TWD $ - Taiwan Dollar

Capital

Taipei

Time Zone

UTC+8 (National Standard Time)

Dialling Code

+886

Area (sq. miles)

13,976

GDP

$1.403 trillion (PPP)

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Important Ministries

Ministry of Education
Ministry of Culture 

VAT on Books

5% for books and eBooks 

Fixed Book Price Systems

No

Trade Associations

Association of Taipei Publishers

Annual Book Fairs

Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE) is held over 6 days in February. 

Translations Programmes

Ministry of Culture runs a Translation Grant Program that facilitates the publication of translations of Taiwanese literature. 

Useful Contacts

British Council

Tel: +886 (0)2 8786 0985 

Department for International Trade

Email: info.taipei@fco.gov.uk
Tel: +886 (2) 8758 2088

Amanda Lin, Experience Economy, Taipei
Email: Amanda.Lin@fco.gov.uk  

Irene Yang, Creative Industries, Taipei
Email: Irene.Yang@fco.gov.uk  

Christina Chen, Experience Economy, Taipei
Email: Christina.Chen@fco.gov.uk  

Booksellers

Eslite Bookstore 

Publishers

Directory of Publishers (Books from Taiwan) 

Distributors

BK Norton