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|name =Republic of China<ref>For the most official version of the country's name, see ''[https://issuu.com/eyroc/docs/the_republic_of_china_yearbook_2016 The Republic of China Yearbook 2016]''. This is Taipei's flagship English-language publication. It has been issued annually since 1949. When Chen Shui-bian was president in 2003 to 2007, it used the title ''Taiwan Yearbook''. No yearbook was issued in 2017, so President Tsai Ing-wen's preference has not yet been established.</ref><br />''Zhōnghuá Mínguó''<br />中華民國
|name =Republic of China (Taiwan)<ref name=MOFA>''[https://issuu.com/noopkrissana/docs/english Taiwan: The Republic of China at a glance 2017]'', Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). The table on the inside cover says, "Official name: Republic of China (Taiwan).</ref><br />''Zhōnghuá Mínguó''<br />中華民國
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|area =13,974 sq mi
|area =13,974 sq mi
|pop =23,340,136
|pop =23,550,000
|pop-basis =2013
|pop-basis =April 2017
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'''Taiwan''', also '''Formosa''', is an island state and a democracy in East Asia. The population was 23.3 million in 2013 and the dominant language is Chinese. In 2012, it had the 20th largest economy in the world, according to the [[International Monetary Fund]].<ref>Taiwan's GDP for 2012 was $902 billion (PPP).</ref> Neighboring states include China to the west, Japan to the east and northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The capital is [[Taipei]] in the north of the island. Known for its natural beauty, the country is 245 miles long and 89 miles wide, with a steep central mountain range and plains on the west coast.
'''Taiwan''', also '''Formosa''', is an island state and a democracy in East Asia. The population was 23.55 million in 2017 and the dominant language is Chinese.<ref name=MOFA /> In 2012, it had the 20th largest economy in the world, according to the [[International Monetary Fund]].<ref>Taiwan's GDP for 2012 was $902 billion (PPP).</ref> Neighboring states include China to the west, Japan to the east and northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The capital is [[Taipei]] in the north of the island. Known for its natural beauty, the country is 245 miles long and 89 miles wide, with a steep central mountain range and plains on the west coast.
The Dutch East India Company had a trading post on Taiwan in the seventeenth century. The island was acquired by Japan in 1895 as a result of the Sino-Japanese War. It was returned to China in 1945 at the end of World War II. The current division between Taiwan and the mainland originated in 1949, when the [[Chinese Nationalist Party]], or KMT, was defeated by the communists in the Chinese Civil War, fled the mainland, and relocated to Taiwan.
The Dutch East India Company had a trading post on Taiwan in the seventeenth century. The island was acquired by Japan in 1895 as a result of the Sino-Japanese War. It was returned to China in 1945 at the end of World War II. The current division between Taiwan and the mainland originated in 1949, when the [[Chinese Nationalist Party]], or KMT, was defeated by the communists in the Chinese Civil War, fled the mainland, and relocated to Taiwan.