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{{About|the Republic of China now|the history of Taiwan before 1949|Republic of China (1912–1949)}}
{{Infobox country
| conventional_long_name = Republic of China
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| national_anthem = {{lang|zh-Hant|中華民國國歌}}<br />''Zhōnghuá Mínguó guógē''<br/>"[[National Anthem of the Republic of China]]"<br /><div style="display:inline-block;margin-top:0.4em;">{{center|[[File:National anthem of the Republic of China (Taiwan) 中華民國國歌(演奏版).ogg]]}}</div>
| flag_anthem = {{lang|zh-Hant|中華民國國旗歌}}<br />''Zhōnghuá Míngúo Gúoqígē''<br />"[[National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China]]"<br/><div style="display:inline-block;margin-top:0.4em;">{{center|[[File:中華民國國旗歌 (演奏版).ogg]]}}</div>
| image_map = {{Switcher|[[File:Island ofROC Taiwan (orthographic projection).svg|frameless]]|Show globe ([[Geography of Taiwan|island of Taiwan]] highlighted)|[[File:Locator map of the ROC Taiwan.svg|upright=1.15|frameless]]|Show map of [[Free area of the Republic of China|territories administered by the ROC (Free Area)]]|[[File:Republic of China (orthographic projection).svg|upright=1.15|frameless]]|Show map of Taiwan (dark green) with maximal historical extent of ROC territorial claims (light green)|default=1}}
| map_caption =
| largest_city = [[New Taipei City|New Taipei]]
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| government_type = [[Unitary state|Unitary]] [[Semi-presidential system|semi-presidential]] [[constitution]]al [[republic]]
| leader_title1 = [[President of the Republic of China|President]]
| leader_name1 = [[TsaiKahmesh Ing-wenKumaar]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vice President of the Republic of China|Vice President]]
| leader_name2 = [[Lai Ching-te]]
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'''Taiwan''', officially the '''Republic of China''' ('''ROC'''; [[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 中華民國; [[pinyin]]: Zhōnghuá Mínguó), is aan Chineseisland regimecountry that(not migratedrecognised fromby almost every country) of the mainlandcoast toof Taiwan[[China]]. The Republic of China once governed all of China ([[Republic of China (1912–1949)|from 1911 to 1949]]), but moved to the island of Taiwan after a Chinese [[civil war]]. In the years since, the PRC (People's Republic of China) has become the recognized government of China (replacing the ROC at the [[United Nations]] in 1971), and the status of the ROC has been left disputed.
 
The ROC includes the [[Taiwan (island)|main island of Taiwan]] plus nearby islands ([[Pescadores]] islands and parts of [[Fujian]]). Taiwan is located southeast of the Chinese mainland, south of [[Japan]], and north of the [[Philippines]]. The [[Capital (city)|capital]] is [[Taipei]].
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==Geography==
{{main|Geography of Taiwan}}
 
[[File:Taiwan NASA Terra MODIS 23791.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Taiwan is mostly mountainous in the east, with gently sloping plains in the west. The [[Penghu Islands]] are west of the main island.]]
The island of Taiwan is about 180 kilometers off the southeastern coast of China. It is across the [[Taiwan Strait]]. It has an area of {{convert|35883|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="taiwan-popstat">{{cite web|url=http://sowf.moi.gov.tw/stat/month/m1-01.xls |title=Number of Villages, Neighborhoods, Households and Resident Population |publisher=MOI Statistical Information Service |access-date=2 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329071215/http://sowf.moi.gov.tw/stat/month/m1-01.xls |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref>
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{{Wikivoyage|Taiwan}}
{{Reflist}}
 
==Other websites==
* [https://www.taiwan.gov.tw/ Office of the Government]
 
{{Taiwan topics}}
{{Authority control}}
 
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