Taiwan

Key facts

Land borders

Taiwan shares no land border with another sovereign state.

Taiwan in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Taiwan is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 23 claims from the pool that are true of Taiwan, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its capital city's name begins with “T”1 of 12
• Its name begins with “T”1 of 12
• The Tropic of Cancer passes through it1 of 16
• Has more than 350 people per km²1 of 23
• Its currency is called the dollar1 of 27
• Its name and its capital city begin with the same letter1 of 28
• Has no land borders1 of 40
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Is in Asia1 of 48
• Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
• Its name has 6 letters or fewer1 of 67
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177