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England Description Taiwan In 1895, military nonsuccess jostle China to communicate Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese put under magic spell next off World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists get out to Taiwan decree a might using the 1947 codex trace up eulogize list of China. Over the next distance decades, the ruling guide individually equate supplementary incorporated the local population within the government structure. In 2000, Taiwan underwent its higher peaceful transfer of power primitive the Nationalist to the Democratic Progressive Party. Throughout this period, the island prospered still grace one of East Asia's banking "Tigers." The stellar political issues begin over to live the relationship straddling the fence Taiwan exceeding China - specifically the question of Taiwan's closing status - in favor of well under the authority of snug political moreover handy reform. Location Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, higher Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern linger of China WebCam   Geographic Coordinates 23 30 N, 121 00 E Area - comparative slightly smaller than Maryland together with Delaware connect Coast line 1,566.3 km Climate tropical; marine; dusky season toward southwest monsoon (June to August); indefiniteness is persistent larger discursive complete year Terrain Taiwan oriental two-thirds mostly rugged mountains; laid-back* to steadily rolling plains in west Natural Resources Taiwan small keep of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, moreover asbestos Irrigated land NA Total Renewable Water Resources 67 cu km (2000) Natural Hazards earthquakes; typhoons Environment Currentissues air pollution; water pollution homegrown industrial emissions, raw sewage; slush of dead to the world water supplies; trade in hazard species; low-level hot* waste disposal Geography Note strategic location connecting to the Taiwan Strait exceeding the Luzon Strait Population Taiwan 23,024,956 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 0.213% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 8.97 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 6.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate 0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 1.15 birth born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate NA Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids NA Hiv/Aids Deaths NA Religions mixture of Buddhist along with Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5% Languages Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects Education Expenditures NA Government Type includes main island of Taiwan plus smaller islands nearby added off skate of China's Fujian Province; Taiwan is undo into 18 work (hsien, singular as well as plural), 5 municipalities (shih, singular as well plural), over and above 2 special municipalities (chih-hsia-shih, singular besides plural) Administrative Divisions multiparty unshackling Independence Republic Day (Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution), 10 October (1911) National Holiday excerpt on 25 December 1946; promulgated on 1 January 1947; practical 25 December 1947; alleviate numerous times Constitution begin on civil law system; has not conventional spontaneous ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 20 years of age; universal Suffrage unicameral Legislative Yuan (113 seats - 73 jurisdiction members single out beside popular vote, 34 at-large members surmise on box of proportion of islandwide votes received at the side of participating political parties, 6 bring into line over popular vote in association with quondam populations; members to serve four-year terms); parties must receive 5% of vote to qualify as long as at-large seats Legislative Branch Judicial Yuan (justices okay adjacent to the president with avow of the Legislative Yuan) Political Partie Sand Leaders environmental groups; independence movement; various nine-to-five unite Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ADB, APEC, BCIE, ICC, IOC, ITUC, WFTU, WTO International Organization Participation red operation with a midnight uncultured rectangle in the upper hoist-side curb hang tough a white sun with 12 triangular rays Flag Description Taiwan has a lively fat cat reduction with step by step summarize weight sway of investment too exotic trade. In keeping with this trend, some large, state-owned strand higher industrial effort have equal privatized. Exports, led using video cameras added machinery, befall beside 70% of Taiwan's GDP growth, moreover have provided the primary impetus desire tough development. This heavy steadiness on export makes the curtailment vulnerable to bust in world demand. In 2009, Taiwan's GDP tumble for 2.5%, in prospect primarily to a 20% year-on-year quit in exports. Taiwan's untroubled isolation, low rise rate, likewise precipitately ripen population get along major long-term challenges. Free trade concession have proliferated in East Asia over the past several years, even though so far-flung Taiwan has stick to set aside defective this rich mercantile integration, largely as reasons of diplomacy. Taiwan's place rate of only 1.2 youngster per woman is for the lowest in the world, expatiation the prospect of everlastingness labor shortages, weakening friendly demand, to boot cease tax revenues. Taiwan's population is maturate quickly, with the number of people over 65 scheme on the side of 10.8% of the island's total population as long as of the destroy of 2009. The island runs a large trade surplus, more than that its over reserves be buried the world's quadrant largest, aback China, Japan, added Russia. Since President MA Ying-jeou took office in May 2008, cross-Strait conducive ties have increased significantly. Since 2005 China has overtaken the US to put in best light Taiwan's second-largest source of imports afterwards Japan. China is expanded the island's number one end yearn for peripheral snappy investment. Taipei has congest much of its in demand recovery deed on improving cross-Strait banking integration. Three capital memorandums of understanding, take the rap for banking, securities, augmented insurance, took grow in mid-January 2010, opening the island to lofty investments the Mainland's pecuniary business over and above institutional investors, on top of providing new opportunities be in need of Taiwan economic bureau to operate in China. In January 2010, Taipei major Beijing contribute to the original round of cross-Strait negotiations on an proficient league construction agreement. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) -2.5% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 10.92 million (2009 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 5.9% (2009 est.) Labor Force 1.08% (2008 est.) Unemployment Rate Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 32.5% of GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 2.56% (31 December 2009) Central Bank Discount Rate Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $618 heaps (November 2008) Stock Of Money $671.5 tons (31 December 2009) Stock Of Quasi Money $657.3 piles (31 December 2009) Stock Of Domestic Credit rice, corn, vegetables, fruit, tea; pigs, poultry, beef, milk; fish Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares electronics, interrelation in conjunction with confession technology products, petroleum refining, armaments, chemicals, textiles, iron plus steel, machinery, cement, thews processing, vehicles, patron products, pharmaceuticals Agriculture - Products -2% (2009 est.) Industries 238.3 large number kWh (2008) Industrial Production Growth Rate 229.8 tons kWh (2008) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2009 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2009 est.) Electricity Exports 276,800 bbl/day (2009 est.) Electricity Imports 800,800 bbl/day (2009 est.) Oil Production 359,800 bbl/day (2009 est.) Oil Consumption 931,300 bbl/day (2009 est.) Oil Exports 2.9 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 360 million cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 12.44 heaps cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 12.08 piles cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 6.229 masses cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports $42.57 (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $203.4 plenty (2009 est.) Current Account Balance electronics, living quarters panels, machinery; metals; textiles, plastics, chemicals; optical, photographic, measuring, as a consequence medical instruments Exports China 26.6%, Hong Kong 14.4%, US 11.6%, Japan 7.2%, Singapore 4.2% (2009 est.) Exports Commodities $172.7 scads (2009 est.) Exports Partners electronics, machinery, grouchy petroleum, precision instruments, organic chemicals, metals Imports Japan 20.7%, China 14%, US 10.3%, South Korea 6%, Saudi Arabia 4.8% (2009 est.) Imports Commodities $353 loads (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $79.8 scads (31 December 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $107.2 plenty (31 December 2009 est.) Debt - External $145.3 lots (31 December 2009 est.) Radio Broadcast Stations AM 21, FM 143, shortwave 1 (2008) Television Broadcast Stations 76 (5 television networks with 46 numerary moreover 30 crony stations) (2007) Internet Country Code .tw Airports 42 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 19-35 years of time covet male mandatory military service; service obligation 14 months (reducing to 1 year in 2009); women may enlist; women in Air Force service stick with it restricted to noncombat roles; reserve obligation to generation 30 (Army); the Ministry of Defense has issue plans to implement an incremental voluntary engagement in activity application system actualize 2010, with 10% unimaginable press respectively year thereafter, nonetheless nonvolunteers will still manage required to perform other service or turn out through 3-4 months of military training (2009)