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Description Taiwan by rbd.me
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In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using the 1947 constitution drawn up for all of China. Over the next five decades, the ruling authorities gradually democratized and incorporated the local population within the governing structure. In 2000, Taiwan underwent its first peaceful transfer of power from the Nationalist to the Democratic Progressive Party. Throughout this period, the island prospered and became one of East Asia's economic "Tigers." The dominant political issues continue to be the relationship between Taiwan and China - specifically the question of Taiwan's eventual status - as well as domestic political and economic reform.
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Location
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Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined
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Natural resources Taiwan
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eastern two-thirds mostly rugged mountains; flat to gently rolling plains in west
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Population Taiwan
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strategic location adjacent to both the Taiwan Strait and the Luzon Strait
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Religions Taiwan
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Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, indigenous 2%
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Languages
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mixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%
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Education Taiwan expenditures
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Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects
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Government Taiwan type
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NA
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Independence
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includes main island of Taiwan plus smaller islands nearby and off coast of China's Fujian Province; Taiwan is divided into 18 counties (hsien, singular and plural), 5 municipalities (shih, singular and plural), and 2 special municipalities (chih-hsia-shih, singular and plural)
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Taiwan Economy - overview
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none; commercial and cultural relations with the people on Taiwan are maintained through an unofficial instrumentality, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), a private nonprofit corporation that performs citizen and consular services similar to those at diplomatic posts
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Investment Taiwan
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1.08% (2008 est.)
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Industries Taiwan
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rice, corn, vegetables, fruit, tea; pigs, poultry, beef, milk; fish
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Airports Taiwan
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