Outline of Taiwan

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The Republic of China (ROC), commonly known as Taiwan since the 1970s, is a country in East Asia with limited international recognition. In addition to the island of Taiwan, the country includes Lanyu (Orchid Island) and Green Island in the Pacific off the Taiwan coast, the Pescadores in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands off the coast of mainland Fujian. The island groups of Taiwan and Penghu (except the municipalities of Taipei and Kaohsiung) are administered as Taiwan Province of the ROC. However, in practice, almost all government power is exercised at the national and local (city/county) levels.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Taiwan:

Contents 1 General reference 2 Geography 2.1 Environment 2.1.1 Geographic features 2.2 Regions 2.2.1 Ecoregions 2.2.2 Administrative divisions of the Republic of China 2.2.2.1 Direct-controlled municipalities 2.2.2.2 Provinces 2.2.2.3 Provincial cities 2.2.2.4 Counties 2.3 Demography 3 Government and politics of the Republic of China 3.1 Branches of government 3.1.1 Executive Yuan 3.1.2 Legislative Yuan 3.1.3 Judicial Yuan 3.1.4 Control Yuan 3.1.5 Examination Yuan 3.2 Foreign relations of the Republic of China 3.2.1 International organization membership 3.3 Law and order 3.4 Military 4 History 5 Culture 5.1 Arts 5.2 Sports 6 Economy 7 Education 8 Infrastructure 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

[edit] General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country names: Taiwan; archaic Formosa
• Official English country names: The Republic of China
• Common endonym(s): 臺灣 / 台灣 (Táiwan)
• Official endonym(s): 臺灣 / 台灣 – 中華民國 (Zhōnghuá Mínguó)
• Adjectival(s): Taiwanese
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Taiwan
• International rankings of Taiwan
• ISO country codes: TW, TWN, 158
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TW
• Internet country code top-level domain: .tw

[edit] Geography

• Taiwan is:
  • a common name for the Republic of China since the 1970s, not to be confused with the People's Republic of China (mainland China)
  • also the name of the main island
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia (but not on the mainland)
    • Asia
      • East Asia
  • Pacific Ocean
    • East China Sea
    • Philippine Sea
    • South China Sea
      • Taiwan Strait
  • Time zone(s):
  • Extreme points of Taiwan
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: 1,566 km
• Population of Taiwan: 22,805,547 people (2006 estimate) - 49th most populous country
• Area of Taiwan: 35,801 km² (13,823 sq mi) - 39th largest country
• Atlas of Taiwan

[edit] Environment

• Climate of Taiwan
• Ecology of Taiwan
  • Ecoregions in Taiwan
  • Renewable energy in Taiwan
• Geology of Taiwan
• National parks in Taiwan
• Protected areas of Taiwan
• Wildlife of Taiwan
  • Endemic species of Taiwan
  • Flora of Taiwan
  • Fauna of Taiwan
    • Birds of Taiwan
    • Mammals of Taiwan

[edit] Geographic features

• Fjords of Taiwan: None
• Glaciers of Taiwan
• Hot springs in Taiwan - Taiwan has one of the highest concentrations of hot springs in the World.
• Islands of the Republic of China
• Lakes in Taiwan
• Mountains in Taiwan
  • Volcanoes in Taiwan
• Rivers in Taiwan
  • Waterfalls in Taiwan
• Valleys in Taiwan
• World Heritage Sites in Taiwan: None

[edit] Regions

Main article: Regions of Taiwan

• Metropolitan areas in Taiwan

[edit] Ecoregions

Main article: Ecoregions in Taiwan

• South Taiwan monsoon rain forests
• Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests

[edit] Administrative divisions of the Republic of China

Main articles: Administrative divisions of the Republic of China and List of cities of the Republic of China

• Direct-controlled municipalities
• Provinces of the Republic of China
  • Provincial cities
  • Counties
    • County-controlled cities
    • Townships

[edit] Direct-controlled municipalities

• Capital of the Republic of China: Taipei
• Kaohsiung

[edit] Provinces

• Taiwan Province
• Fujian Province

[edit] Provincial cities

There are currently five provincial municipalities, all part of Taiwan Province:

• Keelung
• Hsinchu
• Taichung
• Chiayi
• Tainan.

[edit] Counties

• by area
• by population
• by population density

In Taiwan Province:

County	Capital
Changhua County	Changhua City
Chiayi County	Taibao City
Hsinchu County	Jhubei City
Hualien County	Hualien City
Kaohsiung County	Fongshan City
Miaoli County	Miaoli City
Nantou County	Nantou City
Penghu County (Pescadores)	Magong City
Pingtung County	Pingtung City
Taichung County	Fongyuan City
Tainan County	Sinying City
Taipei County	Banciao City
Taitung County	Taitung City
Taoyuan County	Taoyuan City
Yilan County	Yilan City
Yunlin County	Douliou City

In Fujian Province (Wade-Giles: Fuchien):

County	Capital
Lienchiang County (Matsu)	Nangan Township
Kinmen County (Quemoy)	Jincheng Township

[edit] Demography

Main article: Demographics of Taiwan

[edit] Government and politics of the Republic of China

Main article: Government of the Republic of China and Politics of the Republic of China

• Form of government: semi-presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of the Republic of China: Taipei

• Elections in Taiwan
  • Presidential elections: 1996 - 2000 - 2004 - 2008
  • Legislative elections: 1948 - 1969 - 1972 - 1975 - 1980 - 1983 - 1986 - 1989 - 1991 (NA) - 1992 - 1995 - 1996 (NA) - 1998 - 2001 - 2004 - 2005 (NA) - 2008
• Nationalism in Taiwan
• Political parties in Taiwan
• Political scandals of Taiwan
• Taiwanese localization movement
• Taiwan's desinicization campaign
• Three Principles of the People
• Taxation in Taiwan

[edit] Branches of government

The government of the Republic of China has 5 branches, called "Yuan".

[edit] Executive Yuan

• Head of state: President of the Republic of China, Ma Ying-jeou
  • Vice President of Taiwan
• Head of government: Premier of the Republic of China, Liu Chao-shiuan
• Cabinet of the Republic of China
  • Ministry of the Interior
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Ministry of National Defense
  • Ministry of Finance
  • Ministry of Education
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Ministry of Economic Affairs
  • Ministry of Transportation and Communications

[edit] Legislative Yuan

• Legislative Yuan is a unicameral parliament

[edit] Judicial Yuan

• Supreme Court of the Republic of China

[edit] Control Yuan

[edit] Examination Yuan

[edit] Foreign relations of the Republic of China

Chinese reunification Chinese Taipei Cross-Strait relations Diplomatic missions of Taiwan Four Noes and One Without Four-Stage Theory of the Republic of China

Free Area of the Republic of China Legal status of Taiwan Passports "Republic of Taiwan" Sino-Pacific relations

Taiwan independence Republic of China-United States relations Six Assurances Taiwan Relations Act Visa policy of the Republic of China

[edit] International organization membership

The Republic of China is a member of:

• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (as Chinese Taipei)
• World Trade Organization (WTO) (as Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu, "Chinese Taipei")

The Republic of China is excluded from:

• United Nations
  • The Republic of China was a founding member of the UN, but was expelled in 1971 in favor of the PRC, through UNGA Resolution 2758
  • On 23 July 2007, the Republic of China's (15th) request to join the UN was rejected.^[1]

[edit] Law and order

Main article: Law of the Republic of China

Capital punishment in the Republic of China Citizenship in the Republic of China Constitution of the Republic of China Corporal punishment in Taiwan

Crime in Taiwan Human rights in Taiwan LGBT rights in Taiwan Freedom of religion in Taiwan

Identification in Taiwan Law enforcement in Taiwan Coast Guard Administration National Police Agency

[edit] Military

Main article: Republic of China Armed Forces

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: Ma Ying-jeou
    • Ministry of Defence of Taiwan
• Conscription in the Republic of China
• Forces
  • Army of the Republic of China
  • Navy of the Republic of China
    • Marine Corps of the Republic of China
  • Air Force of the Republic of China
  • Republic of China Military Police
  • Special forces of the Republic of China
• Military history of the Republic of China
• Military ranks of the Republic of China
• Weapons of mass destruction and the Republic of China - None

[edit] History

Main article: History of Taiwan, History of the Republic of China, Timeline of the history of Taiwan, and Current events of Taiwan

Archaeological sites Historical sites History of Kaohsiung History of Taipei Rulers of Taiwan Crises: First Taiwan Strait Crisis Second Taiwan Strait Crisis Third Taiwan Strait Crisis

History by field: Cultural history Economic history Educational history Military history Political history Timeline of diplomatic relations of Taiwan

History by period: Prehistory       50000 BCE – 1540 CE Kingdom of Middag    1540 – 1732 European Taiwan    1624 – 1662 Kingdom of Tungning    1662 – 1683 Qing Taiwan    1683 – 1895 Republic of Taiwan    1895 Japanese Taiwan    1895 – 1945 Post-War Taiwan    1945 – present

[edit] Culture

Main article: Culture of Taiwan

• Architecture of Taiwan
• Cuisine of Taiwan
• Festivals in Taiwan
• Holidays in Taiwan
  • Public holidays in Taiwan
• Humor in Taiwan
• Languages of Taiwan
  • Taiwanese
• Media in Taiwan
• National symbols of the Republic of China
  • Coat of arms of the Republic of China
  • Flag of the Republic of China
  • National anthem of the Republic of China
• Night markets in Taiwan
• People of Taiwan
  • Ethnic minorities in Taiwan
• Prostitution in Taiwan
• Records of Taiwan
• Religion in Taiwan
  • Buddhism in Taiwan
  • Christianity in Taiwan
  • Hinduism in Taiwan
  • Islam in Taiwan
  • Judaism in Taiwan
  • Sikhism in Taiwan
• Scenic areas in Taiwan
• Taiwan's identity crisis
• Tea culture of Taiwan
• Units of measurement in the Republic of China
• World Heritage Sites in Taiwan: None

[edit] Arts

• Art in Taiwan
• Cinema of Taiwan
• Literature of Taiwan
  • Taiwanese literature movement
• Music of Taiwan
• Opera of Taiwan
• Television in Taiwan
  • Taiwanese drama
• Theatre in Taiwan

[edit] Sports

Main article: Sports in Taiwan

• Professional baseball in Taiwan - Baseball is the most popular sport in Taiwan.

[edit] Economy

Main article: Economy of Taiwan

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 24th (twenty-fourth)

• Agriculture in Taiwan
• Banking in Taiwan
  • Central Bank of the Republic of China
• Communications in Taiwan
• Companies of Taiwan

• Currency of Taiwan: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: TWD

• Economic history of Taiwan
• Energy policy of Taiwan
• Four Asian Tigers
• Iron rice bowl
• Mining in Taiwan
• Oil industry in Taiwan
• Taiwan Miracle
• Tourism in Taiwan
• Transport in Taiwan

• Taiwan Stock Exchange

[edit] Education

Main article: Education in Taiwan

• Academia Sinica
• History of education in Taiwan
• National Taiwan University

[edit] Infrastructure

• Communications in Taiwan
  • Internet in Taiwan
• Energy in Taiwan
  • Nuclear power in Taiwan
• Health care in Taiwan
• Transportation in Taiwan
  • Airports in Taiwan
  • Highway system in Taiwan
  • Rail transport in Taiwan
    • Taiwan High Speed Rail
    • Taiwan Railway Administration
• Water supply and sanitation in Taiwan

[edit] See also

• Index of Taiwan-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Taiwan-related topics
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of China
• Outline of geography

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Wikimedia Atlas of Taiwan
• Outline of Taiwan travel guide from Wikitravel
• Central Weather Bureau – local weather and earthquake reports
• Satellite view of Taiwan at WikiMapia
• Statistics of Taiwan
• Office of the President
• Control Yuan
• Examination Yuan
• Executive Yuan
• Government Information Office
• Judicial Yuan
• Legislative Yuan
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• National Assembly
• Taipei Economic & Cultural Representative Office in the U.S.
• Taiwan e-Government

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