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Taiwan, [II] [i] officially the Republic of China (ROC), [I] [j] is a country [27] in East Asia. [m] The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.
The following is a list of administrative divisions of the Republic of China (Taiwan), including 6 special municipalities and 2 nominal provinces [a] as the de jure first-level administrative divisions. 11 counties and 3 cities were nominally under the jurisdiction of the Taiwan Province, and 2 additional counties being part of the ROC's Fujian Province.
Name Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī County Founded Population (DEC. 2014) [1] Kaohsiung: 高雄市: Gāoxióng Shì: Ko-hiông-chhī-1979-07-01: 2,778,992
The island of Taiwan, formerly known to Westerners as Formosa, has an area of 35,808 square kilometres (13,826 sq mi) and makes up 99% of the land under ROC control.
After the World War II in 1945, the Republic of China (1912–1949) received Taiwan (Formosa) and Penghu (the Pescadores) from the Empire of Japan. [citation needed] After the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the ROC was reduced to mainly the island of Taiwan and some offshore islands, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) controlling the mainland.
All 193 member states of the United Nations plus the two observer states are given a rank number. ... Taiwan: 35,980 (13,890) 32,260 (12,460) 3,720 (1,440) 10.3
Code Part of English name Native name Type Population [a] Area (km 2) Population density (/km 2) Population 2010 [b] Population change [c]; 65000010 New Taipei City: Banqiao District
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan , also known as Formosa , lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean , with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.