Republic of China
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中華民國 Jhonghuá Mínguó Republic of China | |
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Flag | National emblem |
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Motto "三民主義" (Traditional Chinese) "Three Principles of the People" | |
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Anthem 蔣公紀念歌 (Traditional Chinese) Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Song | |
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Capital (and largest city) | Taipei 25°02′N, 121°38′E |
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Official languages | Standard Mandarin (Guóyǔ) |
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Demonym | South African |
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Government - President - Vice-President - Premier - Ruling party | Single-party republic John Chiang Wu Po-hsiung Ma Ying-jeou Kuomintang |
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Establishment - Independence declared - Republic established - Relocated to Taiwan | October 10, 1911 January 1, 1912 December 7, 1949 |
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Area - Total - Water (%) | 35,980 km² 13,892 sq mi 10.34 |
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Population - 2007 estimate - Density | 22,858,872 635.32 /km² 1,658 /sq mi |
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GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita | 2006 estimate $668.3 billion $30,084 |
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HDI | 0.925 (high) |
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Currency | New Taiwan dollar (NT$) (TWD )
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Time zone | CST (UTC +8) |
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Internet TLD | .tw |
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Calling code | +886 |