Taiwan
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administrative division of Taiwan (Republic of China)
Key facts
- Chinese
- 臺灣省 ( Táiwān Shěng )
- Abbreviation
- TW / 臺 (pinyin: Tái ; Hokkien: Tâi ; Hakka: Thòi )
- Hokkien poj
- Tâi-oân-séng
- Hakka pfs
- Thòi-vàn-sén or Thòi-vân-sén
- Country
- Republic of China
- Annexed by japan
- 17 April 1895
- Placed under the control of the roc
- 25 October 1945
- Streamlined
- 21 December 1998
- Governmental functions removed
- 1 July 2018
- Provincial capital
- Zhongxing New Village (1956-2018) , Taipei (1945–1956)
- Largest city
- Hsinchu
- Divisions
- 11 counties , 3 cities
- Type
- Province (nominal)
- Body
- Taiwan Provincial Government (1945–2018, now de jure )
- Total
- 25,110.0037 km (9,695.0266 sq mi)
- Density
- 281.1817/km (728.2572/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Taiwanese
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00 ( NST )
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Abbreviation Traditional Chinese臺 or 台 Simplified Chinese台
Taiwan Province Traditional Chinese臺灣省 or 台灣省 Simplified Chinese台湾省
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