Country of the Month: Taiwan - California International Business ...

Posted on 12 July 2012.

At CIBU we pride ourselves on being multicultural, so we wanted to help everyone learn a little bit more about the different cultures we have here at CIBU by spotlighting a new country every month. Make sure to view our previous countries of the month.

In Honor of our previous and current students here from Taiwan this summer attending the Business Fundamentals and Skills certificate program we have chosen Taiwan as the country of the month.

Here are a few Taiwanese terms to try and learn:

Hello ? L?-h?

How are You? ? L?-h?-b?

Thank You ? To-si?

Excuse Me ? T?i-put-kh?

Good Bye ? Ch?i-ki?n

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Interesting Facts:

Area: Total : 36, 193 km (13, 974 sq mi)

Water %?: 10.34

Population: 23,252, 392 (2012?census)

Capital: Taipei

Major Cities: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Hualien

Monetary unit: New Taiwan dollar or Tongyong (TWD)

Language: Mandarin (spoken by over 70% of the population), but the native language of Taiwan is Taiwanese.

National Day: October 10, also called Double Ten Dayt

Religions: The two largest religions in Taiwan are Buddhism and Taoism and almost 19% have no religion.

Ethnicities: 70% Hoklo, 14% Hakka, 14% Mainlanders, 2% Taiwanese aborigines

Major Exports: Electronics, metals, plastics, rubber, photographic instruments, and chemicals

Busiest airport: Taiwan Taouyuan International Airport (IATA)

?Climate: The northern part of Taiwan has an average of 21.7C (71F) and the southern part has an average of 21.7C (71F). The coldest months are January to March.

Popular Food: ?Beef noodles, stinky tofu, lurou fan ? steamed rice topped with ground pork, hot pot, dumplings, congee ? similar to porridge

Sports: Basketball, baseball, soccer, and martial arts such as t?ai chi ch?uan, taekwondo.

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Source: http://cibu.edu/featured/country-of-the-month-taiwan/

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