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Total population | |
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593 (August 2021)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Taipei | 195[1] |
New Taipei City | 131[1] |
Taichung | 66[1] |
Languages | |
Religion | |
Russian Orthodox | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Russian diaspora |
Russians in Taiwan form a small community. As of August 2021, statistics of Taiwan's National Immigration Agency (NIA) showed 593 Russians holding valid Alien Resident Certificates.[1] Informal estimates claim that their population may be as large as one thousand people.[2] In history, the most well-known Russian in Taiwan was Chiang Fang-liang, wife of president Chiang Ching-kuo.