| Republic of China |
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Anthem:
“National Anthem of the Republic of China”
《中華民國國歌》
“National Flag Anthem”
《中華民國國旗歌》
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| Capital | Taipei[1][b]
25°02′N121°38′E / 25.033°N 121.633°E / 25.033; 121.633 |
| Largest city | New Taipei |
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| Official language(s) | Mandarin[2] |
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| Recognised regional languages | Taiwanese Hokkien
Hakka Chinese
Formosan languages[3] |
| Official scripts | Traditional Chinese |
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| Ethnic groups | 98% Han[4][5]
[dead link] 70% Hoklo
14% Hakka
14% Mainlanders[6]
2% Taiwanese aborigines[7] |
| Demonym | Taiwanese[8][9][10] or Chinese[11] or both |
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| Government | Semi-presidentialrepublic |
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| - | President | Ma Ying-jeou |
| - | Vice President | Vincent Siew |
| Legislature | Legislative Yuan |
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| Establishment | Xinhai Revolution |
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| - | Wuchang Uprising | 10 October 1911 |
| - | Republic established | 1 January 1912 |
| - | End of Japanese rule in Taiwan | 25 October 1945 |
| - | Constitution | 25 December 1947 |
| - | Government relocated to Taipei | 7 December 1949 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 36,191.4667 km2 (136th)
13,973.6 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 10.34 |
| Population |
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| - | 2010 estimate | 23,150,923[12][c] (49th) |
| - | Density | 640/km2 (16th)
1,658/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | $810.487 billion[13] (19th) |
| - | Per capita | $34,743[13] (21st) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | $426.984 billion[13] (24th) |
| - | Per capita | $18,303[13] (37th) |
| Gini (2008) | 34.1 [14] (medium) |
| HDI (2010) |  0.868*[15][16] (Very high) |
| Currency | New Taiwan dollar (NT$) (TWD) |
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| Time zone | CST(UTC+8) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (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 |
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| ISO 3166 code | TW |
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| Internet TLD | .tw, .台灣,[17].台湾 |
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| Calling code | +886 |
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| a. ^ See also Names of China. b. ^ Nanjing was the seat of the government from 1928 until 1949 except during wars, when the government retreated to Taipei.
c. ^ Population and density ranks based on 2008 figures. |
