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Anthem: "National Anthem of the Republic of Taiwan"
Flag anthem: "National Flag Anthem of the Republic of Taiwan"
Capital: Taipei
Largest city: New Taipei
National languages:
Formosan languages
Hakka
Hokkien
Mandarin
Matsu
Taiwan Sign Language
Ethnic groups:
>95% Han Chinese
70% Hoklo
14% Hakka
14% Waishengren
2% Indigenous
Religion:
35.1% Buddhism
33.0% Taoism
18.7% No religion
3.9% Christianity
9.3% Others
Demonym(s): Taiwanese
Government: Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic
• President
Tsai Ing-wen
• Vice President
Lai Ching-te
• Premier
Su Tseng-chang
• Legislative Yuan President
Yu Shyi-kun
• Control Yuan President
Chen Chu
• Judicial Yuan President
Hsu Tzong-li
• Examination Yuan President
Huang Jong-tsun
Legislature: Legislative Yuan (225; Democratic Progressive Party 124, Kuomintang 48, Taiwan People's Party 34, New Power Party 12, People First Party 3, Taiwan Statebuilding Party 1, Independent 4)
Formation
• Establishment
1 January 1912
• Took control of Taiwan
25 October 1945
• Constitution adopted
25 December 1947
• Government moved to Taipei
7 December 1949
• Status defined by law
16 July 1992
Area
• Total
36,197 km2 (13,976 sq mi)
Population
• 2020 estimate
24,668,778 (56th)
• Density
650/km2 (1,683.5/sq mi) (10th)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total
Decrease $1.276 trillion (21st)
• Per capita
Decrease $54,019 (15th)
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total
Increase $635.547 billion (21st)
• Per capita
Increase $26,910 (32nd)
Gini (2017)	Negative increase 34.1
medium
HDI (2018)	Increase 0.911
very high
Currency: New Taiwan dollar (NT$) (TWD)
Time zone: UTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Date format: YYYY-MM-DD
YYY-MM-DD (Minguo calendar)
Mains electricity	110 V–60 Hz
Driving side: right
Calling code: +886
ISO 3166 code: TW
Internet TLD: .tw

Taiwan, officially the Republic of Taiwan, is a country in East Asia. Neighbouring countries include the Republic of China to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The main island of Taiwan has an area of 35,808 square kilometres (13,826 sq mi), with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. Taipei is the capital as well as the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include New Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Tainan and Taoyuan. With 24.6 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries.

Austronesian-speaking Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the island of Taiwan around 6,000 years ago. In the 17th century, partial Dutch colonization opened the island to mass Han Chinese immigration. After the brief rule of part of southwestern Taiwan by the Kingdom of Tungning, parts of the island were annexed in 1683 by the Qing dynasty of China, and ceded to the Empire of Japan in 1895. The Republic of China, which had overthrown and succeeded the Qing in 1911, took control of Taiwan on behalf of the World War II Allies following the surrender of Japan in 1945. The resumption of the Chinese Civil War resulted in the ROC's loss of mainland China to the Chinese Communist Party and retreat to Taiwan in 1949. In 1971, the country was renamed, as the Republic of Taiwan.

In the early 1960s, Taiwan entered a period of rapid economic growth and industrialisation called the "Taiwan Miracle". In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Taiwan transitioned from a one-party military dictatorship to a multi-party democracy with a semi-presidential system. Taiwan's export-oriented industrial economy is the 21st-largest in the world by nominal GDP, and 20th-largest by PPP measures, with major contributions from steel, machinery, electronics and chemicals manufacturing. Taiwan is a developed country, ranking 15th in GDP per capita. It is ranked highly in terms of political and civil liberties, education, health care and human development. Taiwan is a member of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and Asian Development Bank.

Taiwan is divided into multi-layered statutory subdivisions. With provinces non-functional in practice, Taiwan is divided into 22 subnational divisions each with a local government led by an elected head and a local council. Matters for which local governments are responsible or partially responsible include social services, education, urban planning, public construction, water management, environmental protection, transport and public safety. There are three types of subnational divisions: special municipalities, cities and counties. Special municipalities and cities are further divided into districts for local administration. Counties are further divided into townships and county-administered cities. These divisions have a degree of autonomy. They have government offices with elected leaders and local councils, which share responsibilities with the county.

Special Municipalities:
Kaohsiung City
New Taipei City
Taichung
Tainan
Taipei
Taoyuan

Counties:
Changhua Changhua City
Chiayi Taibao City
Hsinchu	Zhubei City
Hualien	Hualien City
Kinmen Jincheng Township
Lienchiang Nangan Township
Miaoli Miaoli City
Nantou Nantou City
Penghu Magong City
Pingtung Pingtung City
Taitung Taitung City
Yilan Yilan City
Yunlin Douliu City

Cities:
Chiayi
Hsinchu
Keelung