Flag Description

red field with a dark blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white sun with 12 triangular rays; the blue and white design of the canton (symbolizing the sun of progress) dates to 1895; it was later adopted as the flag of the Kuomintang Party; blue signifies liberty, justice, and democracy; red stands for fraternity, sacrifice, and nationalism, white represents equality, frankness, and the people's livelihood; the 12 rays of the sun are those of the months and the twelve traditional Chinese hours (each ray equals two hours)

Background:In 1895, military defeat forced China's Qing Dynasty to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan came under Chinese Nationalist 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. Beginning in the 1950s, the ruling authorities gradually democratized and incorporated the local population within the governing structure. This process expanded rapidly in the 1980s. In 2000, Taiwan underwent its first peaceful transfer of power from the Nationalist (Kuomintang or KMT) 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 management of sensitive relations between Taiwan and China - specifically the question of Taiwan's eventual status - as well as domestic priorities for economic reform and growth.

Total Area: 35,980 sq km

Land Area:32,260 sq km

Water Area:3,720 sq km

Land Boundries Total:

Border Countries:

Coastline:1,566.3 km

Lowest Point:South China Sea 0 m

Highest Point:Yu Shan 3,952 m

Population:23,359,928 (July 2014 est.)

Population Growth Rate:0.25% (2014 est.)

Religion:mixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%

Literacy(%):0.961

Literacy(%) Male:NA

Literacy(%) Female:NA (2003)

Independence Day:

National Holiday:Republic Day (Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution), 10 October (1911)

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