Republic of China 中華民國 Zhōnghuá Mínguó | |
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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 25°02′N 121°38′E / 25.033°N 121.633°E |
Largest city | New Taipei |
Official languages | Mandarin[1] |
Official scripts | Traditional Chinese |
Demonym(s) | Taiwanese[2][3][4] or Chinese[5] or both |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
Ma Ying-jeou | |
Vincent Siew | |
• Premier | Sean Chen |
Legislature | Legislative Yuan |
Establishment | |
10 October 1911 | |
1 January 1912 | |
25 December 1947 | |
Currency | New Taiwan dollar (NT$) (TWD) |
ISO 3166 code | TW |
Political status
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editBeiyang Government (1912-1928)
editNationalist Government (1927–1948)
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editReferences
edit- ^ "Taiwan (self-governing island, Asia)". Britannica Online Encyclopedia. 1975-04-05. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ "The ROC's Humanitarian Relief Program for Afghan Refugees". Gio.gov.tw. 2001-12-11. Archived from the original on December 15, 2004. 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 all of China. Taiwanese people have various opinions regarding their own national identity.