After Honduras severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan, Taiwan now has 13 so-called diplomatic relations with Taiwan. So what about 13 of these 13 countries with diplomatic relations? What is the level of development? Let's take a brief look at it today.
1: Nauru
Located in the Central Pacific Ocean, about 42 kilometers south of the equator, Nauru consists of a separate coral reef island 6 kilometers long, 4 kilometers wide, about 30 kilometers long coastline, a land area of 21.1 square kilometers, and a population of 12,700. Nauru's total GDP in 2021 was US$130 million, and GDP per capita was US$10,140, which is comparable to China's per capita GDP in 2019.
2: Palau
Located in the western Pacific Ocean, Palau consists of more than 300 volcanic and coral islands with a total area of 459 square kilometers and a population of 18,000. Palau's total GDP in 2020 was US$250 million, and GDP per capita was US$14,230, slightly higher than China's per capita GDP of US$13,000 in 2022.
3: Tuvalu
Tuvalu, located in the southern Central Pacific, consists of nine small coral island groups in the ring of eight inhabited, with a land area of 26 square kilometers and a national population of 11,000, with a total GDP of US$60 million in 2021 and a per capita GDP of US$5,830, comparable to China's per capita GDP in 2012.
4: Marshall Islands
Republic of the Marshall Islands, located in the Micronesia region of the Central Pacific Ocean. The total land area is 181.3 square kilometers and the population is 54,300. In 2021, the total GDP of the Marshall Islands was $250 million, and the GDP per capita was $4,460.
5: Belize
Belize is located in northeastern Central America. It borders Mexico to the north, Guatemala to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. The land area is as high as 22,966 square kilometers, equivalent to Beijing (16,000 square kilometers) plus Shanghai (6,000 square kilometers), and two-thirds of the area of Taiwan Island (36,000 square kilometers). The population is 430,000. In 2022, the total GDP will be 2.676 billion US dollars, and the per capita GDP will be 6096 US dollars.
6: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a volcanic island nation located in the southern part of the Lesser Antilles Islands in the Eastern Caribbean, consisting of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Islands, with a total area of 389 square kilometers. It has a population of 110,000. The total GDP in 2021 is 780 million US dollars, and the per capita GDP is 12,270 US dollars, which is equivalent to China's per capita GDP in 2021.
7: Guatemala
Guatemala is located in northwestern Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the west and north, Belize to the northeast, Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast, the Gulf of Honduras in the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Its area is 108,900 square kilometers, which is about the same size as Zhejiang, Jiangsu and South Korea. The population is 18.6 million, which is equivalent to the population of Shenzhen. Guatemala's total GDP in 2021 was $85,986 million, with a per capita GDP of $4,600.
8: Haiti
Haiti is located in the northern part of the Caribbean Sea. The total area is 27,800 square kilometers. The total population is 11.5 million, mainly black, accounting for 95% of the total population. Haiti's total GDP in 2021 was $20,944 million, with a GDP per capita of $1,800.
9: Paraguay
The Republic of Paraguay is a landlocked country in central South America, with a land area of 406,800 square kilometers, slightly larger than Japan (380,000 square kilometers) and equal to Guangxi (230,000 square kilometers) plus Guangdong (170,000 square kilometers). In 2020, Paraguay had a population of 7.454 million. In 2021, the total GDP was 38.29 billion US dollars (about one-tenth of Guangxi's), and the per capita GDP was 5210 US dollars.
10: Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is located on the island of Saint Lucia in the middle of the Windward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of 616 square kilometers and a population of about 184,000. In 2021, Saint Lucia's GDP was US$1.77 billion, and the per capita GDP was US$9,813.
11: Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is an island nation consisting of St. Christopher and Nevis, with an area of 267 square kilometers and a population of 58,000. In 2022, the GDP will be 1.115 billion US dollars, and the per capita GDP will be 19128 US dollars.
12: Eswatini
Westland is a landlocked country located in southeastern Africa, with an area of 17,363 square kilometers and a population of 1.15 million. In 2021, the total GDP was 4.9 billion US dollars, and the per capita GDP was 4188 US dollars. It is one of the richest countries in Africa.
13: Vatican
Located on the highlands in the northwest corner of the Italian city of Rome, the Vatican is the smallest country in the world in terms of land area, with an area of only 00:44 square kilometers and a permanent population of 618 people. The total GDP is about 80 million US dollars, and the per capita GDP exceeds 100,000 US dollars, which is higher than that of the United States.