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Taiwan - Travel guideTaiwan - Country backgroundIn 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using the 1946 constitution drawn up for all of China. Over the next five decades, the ruling authorities gradually democratized and incorporated the native population within the governing structure. In 2000, Taiwan underwent its first peaceful transfer of power from the Nationalist to the Democratic Progressive Party. Throughout this period, the island prospered and became one of East Asia's economic "Tigers." The dominant political issues continue to be the relationship between Taiwan and China - specifically the question of eventual unification - as well as domestic political and economic reform. More about Taiwan Travel Guide |
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| Country full name : | conventional short form: Taiwan local short form: T'ai-wan former: Formosa |
| Capital : | Taipei |
| Religions : | mixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5% |
| Languages : | Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese,Hakka dialects |
| Location : | Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China. |
| Geographic coordinates : | 23 30 N, 121 00 E |
| Area : | total: 35,980 sq km land: 32,260 sq km water: 3,720 sq km note: includes the Pescadores, Matsu, and Quemoy |
| Climate : | tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); cloudiness is persistent and extensive all year. |
| Population : | 23,036,087 (July 2006 est.) |
| Nationality : | noun: Taiwan adjective: Taiwan |
| Ethnic groups : | Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, aborigine 2% |
| Government type : | multiparty democracy |
| Administrative divisions: | includes central island of Taiwan plus numerous smaller islands near central island and off coast of China's Fujian Province; Taiwan is divided into 18 counties (hsien, singular and plural), 5 municipalities (shih, singular and plural), and 2 special municipalities (chuan-shih, singular and plural) counties: Chang-hua, Chia-i, Hsin-chu, Hua-lien, I-lan, Kao-hsiung (county), Kin-men, Lien-chiang, Miao-li, Nan-t'ou, P'eng-hu, P'ing-tung, T'ai-chung, T'ai-nan, T'ai-pei (county), T'ai-tung, T'ao-yuan, and Yun-lin municipalities: Chia-i, Chi-lung, Hsin-chu, T'ai-chung, T'ai-nan special municipalities: Kao-hsiung city, T'ai-pei city note: Taiwan generally uses Wade-Giles system for romanization; special municipality of Taipei adopted standard pinyin romanization for street and place names within city boundaries, other local authorities have selected a variety of romanization systems |
| Legal system : | based on civil law system |
| Suffrage : | 20 years of age; universal |
| Internet code : | .tw |
| Calling code : | +886 |
| Time zone : | GMT/UTC +8 |
| Electricity : | 110V 60Hz |
| National holiday : | Republic Day (Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution), 10 October (1911) |
| Interesting link : | Taiwan Travel Guide |
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