出頭天 (Mandarin) ("we shall have our day") | |||||
| Anthem | "Taiwan the Formosa" | ||||
| Capital (and largest city) |
Taipei | ||||
| Language official |
Hokkien, Hakka | ||||
| others | Formosan | ||||
| Religion main |
Buddhism | ||||
| others | Taoism, Christianity | ||||
| Ethnic Group | Hoklo (69%) Hakka (15%) Waishengren (12%) Formosan (2.3%) Others (1.7%) | ||||
| Demonym | Taiwanese | ||||
| Government | Unitary Semi-Presidential Republic | ||||
| President | Tsai Ing-wen | ||||
| Vice President | Lai Ching-te | ||||
| Premier | Su Tseng-chang | ||||
| Established | 20 May 1948 | ||||
| Independence | from Japan | ||||
| declared | 8 September 1951 | ||||
| recognized | 28 April 1952 | ||||
| Currency | New Taiwan Dollar | ||||
Taiwan, officially the Republic of Taiwan is a country in East Asia. It shares maritime borders with China to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, has an area of 35,808 square kilometres (13,826 sq mi), with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated.