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Geopolitical and historical information on the East Asian island country of Taiwan.

Taiwan - Lonely Planet

With its all-around adventure landscape, heritage-rich capital, diverse folk traditions and feted night market scene, Taiwan offers a continent-sized travel list for one green island.
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/taiwan
One China, One Taiwan - Foreign Affairs

On January 16, the people of Taiwan will go to the polls to elect a new president and new legislative representatives.Â The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate, Tsai Ing-wen, isÂ widely expectedÂ to emerge as Taiwan's first female president.Â
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/taiwan/2016-01-12/one-china-one-taiwan
Taiwan's Master Plan to Defeat China in a War - National Interest

A consensus seems to have developed among a large number of defense analysts in recent years arguing that despite the balance of power having shifted in China's favor, Beijing has no intention to use its military to invade Taiwan and thus resolve the Taiwan "question" once and for all.
http://nationalinterest.org/feature/taiwans-master-plan-defeat-china-war-12510
The World Factbook: Taiwan

The World Factbook for Taiwan with geography, government, society, economy, and more.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html
Taiwan Country Profile - BBC News

Provides key background, including facts and figures.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-16164639
Discover Taiwan: People

Taiwan has a population of 23 million. The larger part of the country's inhabitants are the descendants of immigrants from the various provinces of mainland China, but in particular from the southeastern coastal provinces: Fujian and Guangdong.
http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002010
History of Taiwan - Britannica

Learn about the history of Taiwan.
http://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Taiwan
A Brief Overview of Taiwan's National History - About News

From its early days to the present day, learn about Taiwan's history.
http://chineseculture.about.com/od/historyofchina/a/Taiwan-History.htm
Food in Taiwan: Unique Taiwanese Foods and Snacks

Strange food and weird snacks in Taiwan. Most favorite Taiwanese foods and snacks. including Oyster Vermicelli, Chicken Feet, 100 or 1000 Year Old Eggs, Blood on a Stick, Eel noodle soup, Chicken Hearts, Plum Vinegar, Animal Parts, Toasted Rice Burger, popular food In Taiwan.
https://www.englishintaiwan.com/life-in-taiwan/food-drink-snacks-cuisine
Taiwan Dining: Food, Traditional Dishes, Snacks

Taiwan dinging information about traditional dishes and local snacks like Three- Cup Chicken and Fried Dried Radish Omelet and recommended restaurants like Shinyeh Restaurant.
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/taiwan/dining.htm
Culture of Taiwan: History, People, Clothing, Traditions - Every Culture

With an estimated population of 22,113,250 in 1999, Taiwan is the second most densely populated country in the world.
http://www.everyculture.com/Sa-Th/Taiwan.html
Taiwan Facts, Information, Pictures - Encyclopedia

Facts and information about Taiwan.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Taiwan.aspx
The Official Website of Taiwan

Home page of the official website of Taiwan.
http://www.taiwan.gov.tw/mp.asp?mp=1
Taiwan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, is a sovereign state in East Asia. The Republic of China, originally based in mainland China, now governs the island of Taiwan, which constitutes more than 99% of its territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other minor islands, following its loss of the mainland China territory in 1949 in the Chinese Civil War.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan

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Republic of China 中華民國 (Chinese)^[I] Zhōnghuá Mínguó (pinyin)
Flag Emblem
Anthem: 中華民國國歌 Zhōnghuá Mínguó Guógē "National Anthem of the Republic of China" Flag anthem: 中華民國國旗歌 Zhōnghuá Mínguó Guóqígē " National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China"

Capital	Taipei^[a]^[2] 25°04′N 121°31′E / 25.067°N 121.517°E / 25.067; 121.517
Largest city	New Taipei City
Official languages	Standard Chinese^[b]^[5]^[6]^[7]
Official script	Traditional Chinese^[8]
National languages^[c]	Mandarin^[d] Hokkien^[d]^[e] Hakka^[10] Formosan^[11] Matsu^[d] Wuqiu^[d] Taiwan Sign Language
Ethnic groups (2016) ^[12]	95–97% Han 2.3% indigenous^[f] 0.7–2.7% other
Religion (2020) ^[13]	35.1% Buddhism 33.0% Taoism 26.7% no religion 3.9% Christianity 1.3% other
Demonym(s)	Taiwanese^[14]
Government	Unitary semi-presidential republic^[15]^[16]

• President	Lai Ching-te
• Vice President	Hsiao Bi-khim
• Executive Yuan President / Premier	Cho Jung-tai
• Legislative Yuan President	Han Kuo-yu
• Acting Judicial Yuan President / Chief Justice	Shieh Ming-yan

Legislature	Legislative Yuan^[g]
Establishment

• Proclamation of the Republic of China	1 January 1912
• Taiwan under ROC rule	25 October 1945
• Retreat of ROC to Taiwan	7 December 1949

Area
• Total	36,197 km² (13,976 sq mi)^[17]^[14]
Population
• January 2025 estimate	23,396,049^[18] (59th)
• 2020 census	23,829,897^[19]
• Density	646/km² (1,673.1/sq mi) (17th)
GDP (PPP)	2023 estimate
• Total	$1.685 trillion^[20] (20th)
• Per capita	$72,485^[20] (15th)
GDP (nominal)	2023 estimate
• Total	$751.930 billion^[20] (21st)
• Per capita	$32,339^[20] (30th)
Gini (2022)	34.2^[21] medium inequality
HDI (2021)	0.926^[h]^[22] very high (19th)
Currency	New Taiwan dollar (NT$) (TWD)
Time zone	UTC+8 (National Standard Time)
ISO 3166 code	TW
Internet TLD	.tw, .台灣, .台湾^[23]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Taiwan - Lonely Planet

With its all-around adventure landscape, heritage-rich capital, diverse folk traditions and feted night market scene, Taiwan offers a continent-sized travel list for one green island.
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/taiwan
One China, One Taiwan - Foreign Affairs

On January 16, the people of Taiwan will go to the polls to elect a new president and new legislative representatives.Â The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate, Tsai Ing-wen, isÂ widely expectedÂ to emerge as Taiwan's first female president.Â
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/taiwan/2016-01-12/one-china-one-taiwan
Taiwan's Master Plan to Defeat China in a War - National Interest

A consensus seems to have developed among a large number of defense analysts in recent years arguing that despite the balance of power having shifted in China's favor, Beijing has no intention to use its military to invade Taiwan and thus resolve the Taiwan "question" once and for all.
http://nationalinterest.org/feature/taiwans-master-plan-defeat-china-war-12510
The World Factbook: Taiwan

The World Factbook for Taiwan with geography, government, society, economy, and more.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html
Taiwan Country Profile - BBC News

Provides key background, including facts and figures.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-16164639
Discover Taiwan: People

Taiwan has a population of 23 million. The larger part of the country's inhabitants are the descendants of immigrants from the various provinces of mainland China, but in particular from the southeastern coastal provinces: Fujian and Guangdong.
http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002010
History of Taiwan - Britannica

Learn about the history of Taiwan.
http://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Taiwan
A Brief Overview of Taiwan's National History - About News

From its early days to the present day, learn about Taiwan's history.
http://chineseculture.about.com/od/historyofchina/a/Taiwan-History.htm
Food in Taiwan: Unique Taiwanese Foods and Snacks

Strange food and weird snacks in Taiwan. Most favorite Taiwanese foods and snacks. including Oyster Vermicelli, Chicken Feet, 100 or 1000 Year Old Eggs, Blood on a Stick, Eel noodle soup, Chicken Hearts, Plum Vinegar, Animal Parts, Toasted Rice Burger, popular food In Taiwan.
https://www.englishintaiwan.com/life-in-taiwan/food-drink-snacks-cuisine
Taiwan Dining: Food, Traditional Dishes, Snacks

Taiwan dinging information about traditional dishes and local snacks like Three- Cup Chicken and Fried Dried Radish Omelet and recommended restaurants like Shinyeh Restaurant.
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/taiwan/dining.htm
Culture of Taiwan: History, People, Clothing, Traditions - Every Culture

With an estimated population of 22,113,250 in 1999, Taiwan is the second most densely populated country in the world.
http://www.everyculture.com/Sa-Th/Taiwan.html
Taiwan Facts, Information, Pictures - Encyclopedia

Facts and information about Taiwan.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Taiwan.aspx
The Official Website of Taiwan

Home page of the official website of Taiwan.
http://www.taiwan.gov.tw/mp.asp?mp=1
Taiwan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, is a sovereign state in East Asia. The Republic of China, originally based in mainland China, now governs the island of Taiwan, which constitutes more than 99% of its territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other minor islands, following its loss of the mainland China territory in 1949 in the Chinese Civil War.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan

Republic of China 中華民國 (Chinese)^[I] Zhōnghuá Mínguó (pinyin)
Flag Emblem
Anthem: 中華民國國歌 Zhōnghuá Mínguó Guógē "National Anthem of the Republic of China" Flag anthem: 中華民國國旗歌 Zhōnghuá Mínguó Guóqígē " National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China"

Capital	Taipei^[a]^[2] 25°04′N 121°31′E / 25.067°N 121.517°E / 25.067; 121.517
Largest city	New Taipei City
Official languages	Standard Chinese^[b]^[5]^[6]^[7]
Official script	Traditional Chinese^[8]
National languages^[c]	Mandarin^[d] Hokkien^[d]^[e] Hakka^[10] Formosan^[11] Matsu^[d] Wuqiu^[d] Taiwan Sign Language
Ethnic groups (2016) ^[12]	95–97% Han 2.3% indigenous^[f] 0.7–2.7% other
Religion (2020) ^[13]	35.1% Buddhism 33.0% Taoism 26.7% no religion 3.9% Christianity 1.3% other
Demonym(s)	Taiwanese^[14]
Government	Unitary semi-presidential republic^[15]^[16]

• President	Lai Ching-te
• Vice President	Hsiao Bi-khim
• Executive Yuan President / Premier	Cho Jung-tai
• Legislative Yuan President	Han Kuo-yu
• Acting Judicial Yuan President / Chief Justice	Shieh Ming-yan

Legislature	Legislative Yuan^[g]
Establishment

• Proclamation of the Republic of China	1 January 1912
• Taiwan under ROC rule	25 October 1945
• Retreat of ROC to Taiwan	7 December 1949

Area
• Total	36,197 km² (13,976 sq mi)^[17]^[14]
Population
• January 2025 estimate	23,396,049^[18] (59th)
• 2020 census	23,829,897^[19]
• Density	646/km² (1,673.1/sq mi) (17th)
GDP (PPP)	2023 estimate
• Total	$1.685 trillion^[20] (20th)
• Per capita	$72,485^[20] (15th)
GDP (nominal)	2023 estimate
• Total	$751.930 billion^[20] (21st)
• Per capita	$32,339^[20] (30th)
Gini (2022)	34.2^[21] medium inequality
HDI (2021)	0.926^[h]^[22] very high (19th)
Currency	New Taiwan dollar (NT$) (TWD)
Time zone	UTC+8 (National Standard Time)
ISO 3166 code	TW
Internet TLD	.tw, .台灣, .台湾^[23]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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