Australia is an island continent located in the southern hemisphere. It consists of two major islands with a surface area of 7, 713 thousand square kilometers. Australia's official language is English and is currently governed by Prime Minister is John Howard. Taiwan is an island that is located above the South China Sea and just off main land China. It has an area of 26 thousand square kilometers with Taipei as its Capital. Its official language is Mandarin …showed first 75 words of 3595 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3595 total…other benefits (16.02%). Social assistance (i.e. means-tests for the elderly and the low-income families) is about 10 percent of their household income. Poor households rely heavily on income provided by the Taiwanese government. Therefore, as a developed country currently in a boom Australia is perceived as the wealthier country in as aspects of economic growth, the quality of life, environmental quality and Government subsidies in comparison with the developing Taiwan economy that is currently in recession.