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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 1946 constitution drawn up for all of China. Over the next five decades, the ruling authorities gradually democratized and incorporated the native 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 eventual unification - as well as domestic political and economic reform..
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Capital Taiwan : |
Taipei .
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| Climate Taiwan :
| tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); cloudiness is persistent and extensive all year .
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| Life expectancy Taiwan :
| 77.06 years .
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| Fertility rate Taiwan :
| 1.57 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government Taiwan :
| multiparty democratic regime headed by popularly-elected president and unicameral legislature .
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| Population Taiwan :
| 22,749,838 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Taiwan :
| 35,980 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Taiwan :
| 13.355 million (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Taiwan :
| 25,089,600 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Taiwan :
| 886.
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