Makes about ninety percent of the world's advanced chips, which is a fairly decent bargaining position to be in.
Fun fact: Garbage trucks across Taiwan play Beethoven's "Für Elise" on loudspeakers to signal their arrival.
Been around for about four thousand years and still managed to build half its cities in the last twenty.
Fun fact: Used more concrete between 2011 and 2013 than the U.S. used in the entire 20th century.