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Taiwan

Republic of China (Taiwan)
Quick facts
Capital
Taipei
Population
24 m
Area
36,193 kmยฒ
Region
Eastern Asia
Languages
Chinese
Currency
New Taiwan dollar ($)
Demonym
Taiwanese
UN member
No
The history journey

An Austronesian island colonised in turn by Dutch, Spanish, Ming-loyalist, Qing and Japanese hands, and now the seat of a self-governing polity at the centre of an unresolved cross-strait dispute.

Pilot a cinematic, sourced journey through its eras โ€” moment by moment.

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