Taiwan

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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300625704
• Langue: English

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Taiwan

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Taiwan (East & Southeast Asia)

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Introduction ::Taiwan

Background:

In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using the 1947 constitution drawn up for all of China. Over the next five decades, the ruling authorities gradually democratized and incorporated the local population within the governing structure. In 2000, Taiwan underwent its first peaceful transfer of power from the Nationalist to the Democratic Progressive Party. Throughout this period, the island prospered and became one of East Asia's economic "Tigers." The dominant political issues continue to be the relationship between Taiwan and China - specifically the question of Taiwan's eventual status - as well as domestic political and economic reform.

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Geography ::Taiwan

Location:Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China

Geographic coordinates:23 30 N, 121 00 E

Map references:

Southeast Asia

Area:

Total:35,980 sq km

Country comparison to the world:138

Land:32,260 sq km

Water:3,720 sq km

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Note:Includes the Pescadores, Matsu, and Quemoy islands

Area - comparative:Slightly smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined

Land boundaries:0 km

Coastline:1,566.3 km

Maritime claims:

Territorial sea:12 nm

Exclusive economic zone:200 nm

Climate:Tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); cloudiness is persistent and extensive all year

Terrain:Eastern two-thirds mostly rugged mountains; flat to gently rolling plains in west

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Elevation extremes:

Lowest point:South China Sea 0 m

Highest point:Yu Shan 3,952 m

Natural resources:Small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos

Land use:

Arable land:24%

Permanent crops:1%

Other:75% (2001)

Irrigated land:NA

Total renewable water resources:67 cu km (2000)

Natural hazards:Earthquakes; typhoons

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Volcanism:Kueishantao Island (elev. 401 m, 1,316 ft), east of Taiwan, is its only historically active volcano, although it has not erupted in centuries

Environment - current issues:Air pollution; water pollution from industrial emissions, raw sewage; contamination of drinking water supplies; trade in endangered species; low-level radioactive waste disposal

Environment - international agreements:

Party to:None of the selected agreements because of Taiwan's international status

Geography - note:Strategic location adjacent to both the Taiwan Strait and the Luzon Strait

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People ::Taiwan

Population:23,024,956 (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison tothe world:49

Age structure:

0-14 years:16.7% (male 1,996,905/female 1,844,611)

15-64 years:72.6% (male 8,416,300/female 8,267,675)

65 years and over:10.7% (male 1,183,382/female 1,265,474) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total:37 years

Male:36.4 years

Female:37.7 years (2010 est.)

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Population growth rate:0.213% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:183

Birth rate:8.97 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Countrycomparison to the world:211

Death rate:6.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:143

Net migration rate:0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Countrycomparison to the world:70

Sex ratio:

At birth:1.086 male(s)/female

Under 15 years:1.08 male(s)/female

15-64 years:1.02 male(s)/female

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