Taiwan

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State: Republic of China

Head of State: President

Currency: TWD

Location: Island in the East China Sea between Philippines and China

Area: 36,980 sq. km ( sq.m.)

Temperature: W 10-S 34 C°

Capital: Taipei
Population: 22,2 mio

People: 99% Chinese
Language: Mandarin

GDP: US$ 260 billion

GNP per capita: US$ 16,000

Annual growth: 3.5%

Inflation: %
Major industries: electronics, petroleum refining, chemicals, textiles, iron and steel, machinery, food processing

Major trading partners: US 26%, Hong Kong 21%, Europe 18%, Japan 10%, Singapore 3%

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Electricity: 110V
Weights & measures: Metric

Road traffic: Left side

Public transport: Good

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Taiwan (formerly Formosa from the Portuguese) is the ancestral homeland of the Kaidagelan, a plains aboriginal people. The Han Chinese first arrived at the beginning of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). During the early 17th century, the Spanish began occupying the region and were followed by both the Dutch and Ming loyalist Cheng Cheng-kung (Koxinga). In 1895 the Japanese occupied Taiwan until the end of the WWII in 1945.

Taiwan is a paradise for electronics and computer components.

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Last modified: June 01, 2004