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Taipei (/ ˌ t aɪ ˈ p eɪ / ⓘ; Chinese: 臺北; pinyin: Táiběi), [4] officially Taipei City, [I] is the capital [a] and a special municipality of Taiwan. [7] [8] Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city of Keelung.
Taiwan, [ II][ j] officially the Republic of China ( ROC ), [ I][ k] is a country [ 27] in East Asia. [ n] The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the ...
Taichung, Taiwan's second largest city. Kaohsiung, Taiwan's largest port city and third largest city. Taipei, Taiwan's fourth largest city and the seat of the ROC government. Taoyuan, Taiwan's largest airport, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is located in this city. Tainan, Taiwan's ancient capital.
Ministry of the Interior. The recorded history of Taipei began with the Han Chinese settling of the Taipei Basin in 1709, leading up to the formation of the national capital of Taiwan and high-tech industry hub and that is now Taipei City. Other notable dates include the 1895 annexation of Taiwan by Japan, during which Taipei began to grow more ...
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. The economy of Taiwan is a highly developed free-market economy. It is the 8th largest in Asia and 20th -largest in the world by purchasing power parity, allowing Taiwan to be included in the advanced economies group [20] by the International Monetary Fund.
Taiwan became a major foodbasket serving Japan's economy. A health care system was established. The average lifespan for a Taiwanese resident was 60 years by 1945. [258] Taiwan's real GDP per capita peaked in 1942 at $1,522 and declined to $693 by 1944. [259] Wartime bombing caused significant damage to cities and harbors.
Tainan (/ ˈ t aɪ ˈ n ɑː n /), [7] officially Tainan City, [I] is a special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and commonly called the "prefectural capital" [II] for its over 260 years of history as the capital of Taiwan under the Dutch rule, the Kingdom of Tungning and later Qing dynasty rule until 1887.
Taipei in Taiwan has been the de facto capital and the seat of government of the Republic of China since 1949. Tongwancheng was the capital of the Hu Xia dynasty from 419 to 427. Wuhan was the capital of a government formed by Wang Jingwei and leftist members of the Kuomintang in 1927.