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By the end of 2009, one in ten people in Taipei was over 65 years of age. [59] Residents who had obtained a college education or higher accounted for 43.48% of the population, and the literacy rate stood at 99.18%. [57] Like the rest of Taiwan, Taipei is composed of four major ethnic subgroups: Hoklos, Waishengren, Hakkas, and aborigines. [57]
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), since 1993, Taiwan has reached the threshold of an aging society. It was estimated the percentage of people over 65 was 8%. [24] The CEPD estimated that the percentage of people 65 years or older will be over 20% in 2025, which means Taiwan will soon become a "super aged society". [25]
The Republic of China participates in most international forums and organizations under the name "Chinese Taipei" as a compromise with the People's Republic of China (PRC). For instance, it is the name under which it has participated in the Olympic Games as well as the APEC. [80] "Taiwan authorities" is sometimes used by the PRC to refer to the ...
Taiwanese people [I] are the citizens and nationals of the Republic of China (ROC) and those who reside in an overseas diaspora from the entire Taiwan Area.The term also refers to natives or inhabitants of the island of Taiwan and its associated islands who may speak Sinitic languages (Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka) or the indigenous Taiwanese languages as a mother tongue but share a common culture ...
The Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area (Chinese: 臺北基隆都會區; pinyin: Táiběi-Jīlóng Dūhùiqū) also commonly known as Greater Taipei Area (Chinese: 大臺北地區; pinyin: Dà Táiběi Dìqū) is the largest metropolitan area in Taiwan. It is composed of 3 administrative divisions: Taipei, New Taipei City and Keelung.
Taipei: 1962-04-01: 2010-12-25: Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei: Banqiao: 板橋市: Pang-kiô-chhī: Taipei: 1972-07-01: 2010-12-25: Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei: Yonghe: 永和市: Éng-hô-chhī: Taipei: 1979-01-01: 2010-12-25: Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei: Zhonghe ...
A delegation of Chinese officials led by a deputy Shanghai mayor arrived in Taipei on Monday for an annual city-to-city forum, a rare visit happening at a time of heightened Taiwan-China military ...
The state, a.k.a. the "Republic of China" (ROC), including all 168 islands administered by the ROC; The traditional Taiwan region (本島地區), excluding Kinmen, Matsu, and Wuqiu, which are traditionally parts of Fujian Province, and also excluding the ROC-controlled South China Sea Islands;