Outline of Taiwan

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Taiwan:

Taiwan – unitary sovereign state located in East Asia,[1] officially the Republic of China (ROC). The ROC was established in mainland China in 1912, it governed most of mainland China prior to outbreak of the civil war, then received Taiwan and associated islands from the Surrender of Japan at the end of World War II in late 1945. However, the ROC lost its mainland territory in the Chinese Civil War to Communist forces who founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) on that territory in 1949, and the ROC relocated its government to the island of Taiwan, which composes most of its current territory.

General reference

  • Pronunciation: i/ˈtaɪˈwɑːn/
    • Mandarin: [tʰai˧˥u̯an˥˥]
    • locally: [tai˨˦wan˧˧]
  • Common English state names: Taiwan; archaic Formosa
  • Official English state names: Republic of China
  • Common endonym(s): 臺灣 / 台灣 (Táiwān; Tâi-oân)
  • Official endonym(s): 臺灣 / 台灣 – 中華民國 (Zhōnghuá Mínguó; Tiong-hôa Bîn-kok)
  • Adjectival(s): Taiwanese (disambiguation)
  • Demonym(s): Taiwanese
  • Etymology: Name of Taiwan
  • International rankings of Taiwan
  • ISO country codes: TW, TWN, 158
  • ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TW
  • Internet country code top-level domain: .tw

Geography of Taiwan

Main article: Geography of Taiwan

Environment of Taiwan

Satellite photo of Taiwan taken by MODIS aboard NASA's Terra 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, an endemic species of Taiwan

Geographic features of Taiwan

Regions of Taiwan

Main article: Regions of Taiwan

Ecoregions of Taiwan

Administrative divisions of Taiwan

Taipei Neihu Technology Park
A paifang in Zhongxing New Village. Zhongxing New Village is the capital of the Taiwan Province.
East Gate of Hsinchu City
Fengyuan Station is a train station of Taichung Line, part of Taiwan's Western main rail line. It's the main station of Fengyuan District, Taichung City.
Main articles: Administrative divisions of the Republic of China and List of cities in Taiwan
Administrative divisions of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
1st Level Special municipalities (5) Provinces (streamlined) (2) 22
2nd Level Provincial cities (3)Counties (14)
3rd Level Districts (157)County-controlled cities (17)Townships (194) 368

Demography of Taiwan

Main article: Demographics of Taiwan

Government and politics of Taiwan

Main article: Government of the Republic of China and Politics of the Republic of China

Elections in Taiwan

Taiwan policy and ideology

Political parties

Branches of government

Main article: Government of the Republic of China

The government of the Republic of China has 5 branches, called "Yuan".

Executive Yuan

Ma Ying-jeou, President of the Republic of China
Wu Den-yih, Premier of the Republic of China
Main article: Executive Yuan

Legislative Yuan

Main article: Legislative Yuan

Judicial Yuan

Main articles: Judicial Yuan and Law of the Republic of China

Control Yuan

Main article: Control Yuan

Examination Yuan

Main article: Examination Yuan

Foreign relations of Taiwan

Main articles: Foreign relations of Taiwan and Political status of Taiwan

International organization membership

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 was expelled in 1971 in favor of the PRC, through UNGA Resolution 2758
    • On 23 July 2007, the Republic of China's (15th) request to join the UN was rejected.[2]

Law and order

Main article: Law of the Republic of China

Political/Legal Status of Taiwan

Legal Documentation of Taiwan Status

Military

ROC Navy Kang Ding-class (Lafayette-class) frigate with S-70C helicopter
Main article: Republic of China Armed Forces

Politicians

History of Taiwan

Main articles: History of Taiwan, History of the Republic of China

By period

By region

By subject

Historical figures

Culture of Taiwan

Shilin Night Market, Shilin, Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan Pride 2005, a gay pride parade on Zhongxiao East Road in Taipei.
Main article: Culture of Taiwan

Arts in Taiwan

Mass Media of Taiwan

Museums in Taiwan

Religion in Taiwan

Sports in Taiwan

Main article: Sports in Taiwan

Economy and infrastructure of Taiwan

Taipei is the Republic of China's capital city and financial center. Taipei 101 was the world's tallest building from 2004 to 2010, but now ranks third.
KwanDu Bridge, Taipei
Main article: Economy of Taiwan

Education in Taiwan

Main article: Education in Taiwan

Research Institutes

See also

Chinese language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main article: Taiwan

References

  1. ↑ "Sea Surface Observation in the Taiwan Strait Using Satellite Imager from HRPT Station". Environmental Protection Agency, Republic of China. Retrieved 2011-01-23.  |coauthors= requires |author= (help)
  2. ↑ News.bbc.co.uk 2007

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