Taiwan
Capital · Taipei
Night markets, Taroko Gorge's marble cliffs, and the best street food density in Asia.
Taiwan at a glance
- Capital
- Taipei
- Region
- East Asia
- Currency
- New Taiwan dollar (TWD)
- Languages
- Mandarin Chinese
- Dialling code
- +886
- Community
- Africans in Taiwan
Public holidays & key dates in Taiwan
Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.
Visas for African passports
Entry rules for Taiwan differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.
The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.
Check your passport →Ask before you land
Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.
The Taiwan channel in the Hub is free, open, and moderated by members who live in the country.
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