The following information was taken from the CIA World Factbook.
Population: 23,024,956 (July 2010 est.)
Ethnic Groups: Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, indigenous 2%)
Religion: Mixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%
Language: Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects
Government Type: Mulit-party Democracy
Capital: Taipei
Note: Debate on Taiwan independence has become acceptable within the mainstream of domestic politics on Taiwan; political liberalization and the increased representation of opposition parties in Taiwan's legislature have opened public debate on the island's national identity; a broad public consensus has developed that the government enjoys popular sovereignty and - whatever the ultimate outcome regarding unification or independence - that Taiwan's people must have the deciding voice; public opinion polls consistently show a substantial majority of Taiwan people supports maintaining Taiwan's status quo for the foreseeable future; advocates of Taiwan independence oppose the stand that the island will eventually unify with mainland China; goals of the Taiwan independence movement include establishing a sovereign nation on Taiwan and entering the UN; advocates of eventual unification predicate their goal on the democratic transformation of the mainland.
Executive Branch: Chief of State: President MA Ying-jeou (since 20 May 2008
Head of Government: Premier (President of the Executive Yuan) WU Den-yih (since 10 September 2009
Industry: electronics, communications and information technology products, petroleum refining, armaments, chemicals, textiles, iron and steel, machinery, cement, food processing, vehicles, consumer products, pharmaceuticals.
Agriculture: rice, corn, vegetables, fruit, tea; pigs, poultry, beef, milk; fish.
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.
Terrain: Eastern two-thirds mostly rugged mountains; flat to gently rolling plains in west.
YWAM in Taiwan:
Taipei
Kaohsiung
Taoyuan
Tienmu
To read more information about Taiwan, visit the CIA World Factbook.
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