Taiwan

==Transport==
{{Main|Transportation in Taiwan}}
[[File:China Airlines Lineup TPE.jpg|thumb|[[China Airlines]] aircraft lineup at [[Taoyuan International Airport]]]]
The [[Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Republic of China)|Ministry of Transportation and Communications]] of the Republic of China is the cabinet-level governing body of the transport network in Taiwan.

Civilian transport in Taiwan is characterized by extensive use of [[Scooter (motorcycle)|scooters]]. In March 2019, 13.86&nbsp;million were registered, twice that of cars.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=zh:交通部統計查詢網 |url=http://stat.motc.gov.tw/mocdb/stmain.jsp?sys=100 |website=stat.motc.gov.tw |access-date=6 May 2019 |language=zh |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305093152/http://stat.motc.gov.tw/mocdb/stmain.jsp?sys=100 }}</ref>

Both highways and railways are concentrated near the coasts, where the majority of the population resides, with {{convert|1619|km|abbr=on}} of [[Controlled-access highway|motorway]].

Railways in Taiwan are primarily used for passenger services, with [[Taiwan Railways Administration]] (TRA) operating a circular route around the island and [[Taiwan High Speed Rail]] (THSR) running high speed services on the west coast. Urban transit systems include [[Taipei Metro]], [[Kaohsiung Metro]], [[Taoyuan Metro]], [[New Taipei Metro]], and [[Taichung Metro]].

Major airports include [[Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport|Taiwan Taoyuan]], [[Kaohsiung International Airport|Kaohsiung]], [[Taipei Songshan Airport|Taipei Songshan]] and [[Taichung Airport|Taichung]]. There are currently seven Taiwanese passenger airlines, with the largest two being [[China Airlines]] and [[EVA Air]].

There are seven international seaports: [[Port of Keelung|Keelung]], [[Port of Taipei|Taipei]], Suao, [[Port of Taichung|Taichung]], [[Port of Kaohsiung|Kaohsiung]], [[Port of Anping|Anping]], and [[Port of Hualien|Hualien]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motcmpb.gov.tw/Uploads/PeriodicalDataAttach/d75adc4e-7dbd-4c17-b953-b0dc4ba77efb.pdf|title=2018 Annual Report of the Maritime and Port Bureau, MOTC|language=zh|publisher=Maritime and Port Bureau, MOTC|page=33|access-date=5 October 2022}}</ref> The Port of Kaohsiung handled the largest volume of cargo in Taiwan, with about 440 million shipping tonnes, which accounted for 58.6% of Taiwan's total throughput in 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2022/02/15/2003773121|title=Port throughput soars to record|date=15 February 2022|agency=Central News Agency|work=Taipei Times|access-date=5 October 2022}}</ref> The shipping tonnage followed by Taichung (18.6%), Taipei (12%) and Keelung (8.7%).