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Chung-hua Min-kuo (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 24 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 24.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 121 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 121.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Main island originally inhabited by Malayo-Polynesians. The island was settled by the Chinese in the 7th century. Later visited by Portuguese in the 16th century. Migrations occurred in the 17th century from inhabitants of the Chinese Fujian and Guangdong provinces. The Dutch arrived in the 17th century as well. Taiwan became a refuge for Chinese Nationalists in the late 1940s. The official language is Mandarin Chinese. |
Names: |
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| Chung-hua Min-kuo (preferred,C,V,Chinese (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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| Taiwan (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Taiwan (Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones),U)
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| T'aiwan (C,V,English,U,N)
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| Taïwan (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Taiwán (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| China, Republic of (Taiwan) (C,V,English,U)
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| Republic of China (Taiwan) (C,O,English,U,N)
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............ | used after 1949 |
| Province of China Taiwan (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Taiwan, Province of China (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Province de Chine Taïwan (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Nationalist China (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Chinese Taipei (C,V)
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............ | designated name used in various international organizations and sporting events |
| T'ai-wan (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| ROC (C,V,A)
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| TWN (C,O,ISO3L)
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| TW (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO158 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| TW00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| China (Republic, Taiwan) (NA,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| 臺灣 (NA,V,Chinese,U)
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| Taiwanese (C,O)
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| טייוואן (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Formosa (H,O,English,U,N)
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............ | meaning "beautiful," named by Portuguese 1590 |
| Formosa (Portuguese,U,N)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Additional Parents: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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established in 1949; lost UN seat in 1971 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| controlled region (H) |
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Dutch, 1624-1661; Chinese, 1683-1895; Japanese, 1895-1945 |
| political entity (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Pan-ch'iao .......... (inhabited place) |
| .................. |
(World, Asia, Chung-hua Min-kuo, Taibei) [1085361] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Province de Chine Taïwan.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 784 |
| Province of China Taiwan.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 772 |
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