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Atlas of Taiwan

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|religion = Chinese folk religion (combination of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism)

|religion = Chinese folk religion (combination of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism)

|intro = The '''{{link|Republic of China}}''' is a state in East Asia. It governed all of China before it lost control of the mainland to the {{atp|People's Republic of China}} (PRC) as a result of the Chinese Civil War which ended in 1949, and since then its administration has been restricted to the island groups of {{link|Taiwan}} (Formosa), the Pescadores, Kinmen, and Matsu. Over subsequent decades, the Republic of China has been commonly referred to as "Taiwan", and since the late 1970s the name "China" has been increasingly used to refer to the People's Republic of China. For political reasons, the Republic of China is commonly referred to as "Chinese Taipei" in international organizations. It has maritime borders with {{atp|Japan}} and the {{atp|Philippines}} and it claims the {{atp|Paracel|Paracel Islands}} and {{atp|Spratly Islands}}, which are also claimed by {{atp|the People's Republic of China}}, {{atp|Vietnam}}, {{atp|Indonesia}}, {{atp|Brunei}}, {{atp|Malaysia}}, and the {{atp|Philippines}}.

|intro = The '''{{link|Republic of China}}''' is a state in East Asia. It governed all of China before it lost control of the mainland to the {{atp|People's Republic of China}} (PRC) as a result of the Chinese Civil War which ended in 1949, and since then its administration has been restricted to the island groups of {{link|Taiwan}} (Formosa), the Pescadores, Kinmen, and Matsu. Over subsequent decades, the Republic of China has been commonly referred to as "Taiwan", and since the late 1970s the name "China" has been increasingly used to refer to the People's Republic of China. For political reasons, the Republic of China is commonly referred to as "Chinese Taipei" in international organizations. It has maritime borders with {{atp|Japan}} and the {{atp|Philippines}} and it claims the {{atp|Paracel|Paracel Islands}} and {{atp|Spratly Islands}}, which are also claimed by {{atp|the People's Republic of China}}, {{atp|Vietnam}}, {{atp|Indonesia}}, {{atp|Brunei}}, {{atp|Malaysia}}, and the {{atp|Philippines}}.
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{{general-maps|country=the Republic of China}}

{{general-maps|country=the Republic of China}}

{{left|Image:LocationTaiwan.png|Location of Taiwan}}

{{left|Image:LocationTaiwan.png|Location of Taiwan}}

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