| Republic of China 中華民國 Zhōnghuá Mínguó |
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| Anthem: "National Anthem of the Republic of China" |
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 depicting only the Free Area of the Republic of China
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| Capital (and largest city) | Taipei[1][a] 25°02′N 121°38′E / 25.033°N 121.633°E | |||||
| Official languages | Standard Mandarin[2] (spoken) Traditional Chinese (written) |
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| Recognised regional languages | Taiwanese Hokkien[3] | |||||
| Demonym | Taiwanese[4][5][6] or Chinese[7] or both | |||||
| Government | Semi-presidential system | |||||
| - | President | Ma Ying-jeou | ||||
| - | Vice President | Vincent Siew | ||||
| - | Premier | Wu Den-yih | ||||
| Legislature | Legislative Yuan | |||||
| Establishment | Xinhai Revolution | |||||
| - | Start of Xinhai Revolution | 10 October 1911 | ||||
| - | Republic established | 1 January 1912 | ||||
| - | Taiwan acquired from Japan | 25 October 1945 | ||||
| - | Government relocated; moved to Taiwan | 7 December 1949 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 36,191 km2 (136th) 13,974 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 10.34 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2009 estimate | 23,069,000[8][b] (50th) | ||||
| - | Density | 637.4/km2 (15th) 1,650.8/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $738.800 trillion (19th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $30,881 (25th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $392.552 trillion (26th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $17,040 (42nd) | ||||
| HDI (2007) |  0.943 [9] (high) (25th) |
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| Currency | New Taiwan dollar (NT$) (TWD) |
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| Time zone | CST (UTC+8) | |||||
| Date formats | yyyy-mm-dd yyyy年m月d日 (CE; CE+2697) or 民國yy年m月d日 |
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| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Internet TLD | .tw | |||||
| Calling code | +886 | |||||
| a. ^ Before relocating to Taiwan, the capital of the ROC was Nanking. After the relocation of government to Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek declared Taipei as the temporary capital. As of 2009[update], the constitution does not mention the name of the ROC capital; therefore, some argue that the de jure capital is still Nanking. However, the ROC does not currently control it.[10] b. ^ Population and density ranks based on 2008 figures. |
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- ^ "Yearbook 2004". Yearbook. Government Information Office of the Republic of China. 2004.
Taipei is the capital of the ROC
- ^ "Taiwan (self-governing island, Asia)". Britannica Online Encyclopedia. 1975-04-05. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ "Taiwan Information: People and Language". Asia-planet.net (Information provided by Tourism Bureau, ROC). Retrieved 2009-06-11.
The official language of Taiwan is Mandarin Chinese (Guoyu), but because many Taiwanese are of southern Fujianese descent, Min-nan (the Southern Min dialect, or Holo) is also widely spoken. The smaller groups of Hakka people and aborigines have also preserved their own languages. Many elderly people can also speak some Japanese, as they were subjected to Japanese education during the Japanese occupation which lasted for half a century.
- ^ "The ROC's Humanitarian Relief Program for Afghan Refugees". Gio.gov.tw. 2001-12-11. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ "Taiwanese health official invited to observe bird-flu conference". Gio.gov.tw. 2005-11-11. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ "Demonyms - Names of Nationalities". Geography.about.com. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ Although the territories controlled by the ROC imply that the demonym is "Taiwanese", some consider that it is "Chinese" due to the claims of the ROC over China. Taiwanese people have various opinions regarding their own national identity.
- ^ "Area and Number of Villages, Neighborhoods, Households and Resident Population". MOI Statistical Information Service.
- ^ Due to its political status, the UN has not calculated an HDI for the ROC. The ROC government calculated its HDI for 2007 to be 0.943 [1]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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