Country in East Asia
Location inEast Asia Political map ofTaiwan Relief map of Taiwan Topographic map of Taiwan The followingoutline is provided as an overview of and topical guide toTaiwan :
Taiwan – a country inEast Asia , officially named theRepublic of China ROC ). Originally based inmainland China , the ROC now governs theisland of Taiwan , which makes up over 99% of its territory, as well asPenghu ,Kinmen ,Matsu , andother minor islands .Taipei is the seat of the central government. Following theChinese Civil War , theChinese Communist Party took full control ofmainland China and founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. The ROC relocated its government to Taiwan, and its jurisdiction became limited toTaiwan and its surrounding islands . In 1971, the PRC assumedChina's seat at the United Nations , which the ROC originally occupied. During the latter half of the 20th century, Taiwan experiencedrapid economic growth andindustrialization and is now anadvanced industrial economy . In the 1980s and early 1990s, Taiwan evolved into ademocracy with universal suffrage. Taiwan is one of theFour Asian Tigers and a member of theWTO andAPEC . The19th-largest economy in the world,[ 1] [ 2] high tech industry plays a key role in the global economy.
Geography of Taiwan [ edit ] Environment of Taiwan [ edit ] Satellite photograph of Taiwan taken byMODIS aboard NASA'sTerra satellite . Yehliu is a peninsula on the north coast of Taiwan, famous for the curious shapes carved along its shoreline by sea erosion.Sun Moon Lake Formosan rock macaques , anendemic species of Taiwan .Geographic features of Taiwan [ edit ] Ecoregions of Taiwan [ edit ] Administrative divisions of Taiwan [ edit ] Taipei Neihu Technology Park. Apaifang inZhongxing New Village . Zhongxing New Village was the capital of the now-defunct Taiwan Province. East Gate ofHsinchu City. Fengyuan Station is a train station of Taichung Line, part of Taiwan's Western main rail line. It's the main station ofFengyuan District ,Taichung City. Administrative division types Sixspecial municipalities :Kaohsiung ,New Taipei ,Taichung ,Tainan ,Taipei , andTaoyuan . Threeprovincial cities :Chiayi ,Hsinchu ,Keelung . 13counties :Changhua ,Chiayi ,Hsinchu ,Hualien ,Kinmen ,Lienchiang ,Miaoli ,Nantou ,Penghu ,Pingtung ,Taitung ,Yilan andYunlin . List of cities in Taiwan Demography of Taiwan [ edit ] Government and politics of Taiwan [ edit ] Elections in Taiwan [ edit ] Taiwan policy and ideology [ edit ] Nationally represented parties [ edit ] Branches of government [ edit ] The government of the Republic of China has five branches, called "yuan".
Lai Ching-te,President of the Republic of China . Foreign relations of Taiwan [ edit ] International organization membership [ edit ] The Republic of China is a member of:
The Republic of China is excluded from:
United Nations The Republic of China was a founding member of the UN, but withdrew in 1971 after theUNGA Resolution 2758 was proposed which was in favor of representation for thePRC . On 23 July 2007, the Republic of China's (15th) request to join the UN was rejected.[ 3] [ edit ] Legal documentation of Taiwan status [ edit ] ROC Navy Kang Ding -classLafayette -class) frigate with S-70C helicopter.Mainland before 1949 [ edit ] Shilin Night Market ,Shilin ,Taipei ,Taiwan .Taiwan Pride 2005 , agay pride parade on Zhongxiao East Road in Taipei.Mass media of Taiwan [ edit ] Economy and infrastructure of Taiwan [ edit ] Taipei is the Republic of China's capital city and financial center.Taipei 101 was the world's tallest building from 2004 to 2010.Guandu Bridge ,New Taipei .Education and research in Taiwan [ edit ] Research institutes [ edit ]
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