Infant mortality rate: 7 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.04 years male: 73.81 years female: 80.52 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.77 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality: noun : Chinese (singular and plural) adjective: Chinese

Ethnic groups: Taiwanese 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, aborigine 2%

Religions: mixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%

Languages: Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86% male: 93% female: 79% (1980 est.)

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Country name: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Taiwan local long form: none local short form: T'ai-wan