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中華民國 (臺灣)
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中華民國 (臺灣) - 中華民國[1]
中華民國（1912年1月1日— ）位於亞洲東部、太平洋西岸，現在國際上也常被通稱為「台灣」。目前有效統治之台灣地區領土包括台灣本島、澎湖群島、金門、馬祖、東沙群島、南沙太平島和中洲島，總陸地面積36，188平方公里。中華民國中央政府現位於台北市，遷台前首都南京市。中華民國是第二次世界大戰主要戰勝國，也是聯合國五個主要創始會員國之一。台灣（原寫作臺灣，「臺」為正體字，因書寫方便，此字後來與異體字「台」��用，現今多用「台」字）位於亞洲東部地區，西太平洋上。荷蘭時期稱 「Taioan」，漢書為「大員」、「台員」或「大灣」。名稱由來很多，其中一種是來自台灣島南部平埔族原住民─西拉雅族對居住地的稱呼。
文言：中華民國在亞東之極。本都南京，因事失地泰半，暫遷於臺北。其東以鴨綠江界朝鮮國，隔東海望日本。其北與俄羅斯相接。其西有大山，天下至高者也。而皆失於內戰，今僅得臺灣及其周圍矣。
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Taiwan - Republic of China
The Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan is a state in East Asia. It governed all of China before it lost control of the mainland to the ► People's Republic of China (PRC) as a result of the Chinese Civil War which ended in 1949, and since then its administration has been restricted to the island groups of Taiwan (Formosa), the Pescadores, Kinmen, and Matsu. Over subsequent decades, the Republic of China has been commonly referred to as "Taiwan", and since the late 1970s the name "China" has been increasingly used to refer to the People's Republic of China. For political reasons, the Republic of China is commonly referred to as "Chinese Taipei" in international organizations. It has maritime borders with ► Japan and the ► Philippines and it claims the ► Paracel and ► Spratly Islands, which are also claimed by ► the People's Republic of China, ► Vietnam, ► Indonesia, ► Brunei, ► Malaysia, and the ► Philippines.
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Taiwan
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Republic of China
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Independent country, statehood since 1766 BCE, modern state founded 1912, located in Taiwan since 1949. UN member from 1945-1971, recognized by 21 UN members and Holy See.
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East Asia
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臺北市[2] (Taipei)
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| Population
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23,603,121 inhabitants
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35,980 square kilometres (13,890 sq mi)
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Mandarin Chinese
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| Major religions
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Chinese folk religion (combination of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism)
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| More information
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Republic of China, Geography of the Republic of China, History of the Republic of China and Politics of the Republic of China
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Republic of China - Republic of China (Category).
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General maps
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Location of Taiwan
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Map of Taiwan
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Map of Taiwan Strait
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Topographic relief map
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Maps of divisions
This section holds maps of the administrative divisions.
History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Taiwan, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Taiwan.
- See also: Atlas of China, which includes the history maps of the Republic of China until its retreat on Taiwan
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Map of the Japanese Empire (1870-1942)
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Movement of the Republic of China to Taiwan Island
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Old maps
This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.
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The first "correct" map of Taiwan in the world, which was drawn by Dutch sailor in 1625 when Taiwan was under the Dutch colonial rule
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The Island Formosa and the Pescadores by Johannes Vingboons, ca.1640
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Map of Formosa (Taiwan), edited by Reverend William Campbell; taken from the Scottish Geographical Magazine; 1896
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Formosa in 1901
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Japan and Formosa 1911
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Other maps
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Taiwan ethnic map
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Satellite maps
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Satellite map
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Notes and references
General remarks:
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- Historical maps are included in the continent, country and dependency entries.
- The status of various entities is disputed. See the content for the entities concerned.
- The maps of former countries that are more or less continued by a present-day country or had a territory included in only one or two countries are included in the atlas of the present-day country. For example the Ottoman Empire can be found in the Atlas of Turkey.
- ↑ romanised: Zhongguó (Táiwān) - Zhonghuá Mínguó. compare: Hanyu Pinyin.
- ↑ Romanization: Táiběi.
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