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![]() ![]() Taiwan Government 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/taiwan/taiwan_government.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Data code TW Government type multiparty democratic regime headed by popularly elected president National capital Taipei Administrative divisions
since in the past the authorities claimed to be the government of allChina, the central administrative divisions include the provinces of Fu-chien(some 20 offshore islands of Fujian Province including Quemoy and Matsu) andTaiwan (the island of Taiwan and the Pescadores islands); note - the morecommonly referenced administrative divisions are those of Taiwan Province- 16 counties (hsien, singular and plural), 5 municipalities* (shih, singularand plural), and 2 special municipalities** (chuan-shih, singular and plural);Chang-hua, Chia-i, Chia-i*, Chi-lung*, Hsin-chu, Hsin-chu*, Hua-lien, I-lan,Kao-hsiung, Kao-hsiung**, Miao-li, Nan-t'ou, P'eng-hu, P'ing-tung, T'ai-chung,T'ai-chung*, T'ai-nan, T'ai-nan*, T'ai-pei, T'ai-pei**, T'ai-tung, T'ao-yuan,and Yun-lin; the provincial capital is at Chung-hsing-hsin-ts'un
National holiday National Day, 10 October (1911) (Anniversary of the Revolution) Constitution 1 January 1947, amended in 1992, presently undergoing revision Legal system based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, withreservations Suffrage 20 years of age; universal Executive branch
Legislative branch
unicameral Legislative Yuan (164 seats - 128 elected by popular vote,36 indirectly elected on the basis of proportional representation; membersserve three-year terms; note - national conference agreed to change the termto four years, pending ratification by the National Assembly) and unicameralNational Assembly (334 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-yearterms)
Judicial branch Judicial Yuan, justices appointed by the president with the consentof the National Assembly Political parties and leaders Kuomintang (KMT, Nationalist Party), LI Teng-hui, chairman; DemocraticProgressive Party (DPP), HSU Hsin-Liang, chairman; Chinese New Party (CNP),CHEN Kuei-Miao; Labor Party (LP), leader NA; Taiwan Independence Party (TAIP),leader NA Political pressure groups and leaders
Taiwan independence movement, various environmental groups
International organization participation APEC, AsDB, BCIE, ICC, IOC, WCL, WTrO (applicant) Diplomatic representation in the US none; unofficial commercial and cultural relations with the people ofthe US are maintained through a private instrumentality, the Taipei Economicand Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) with headquarters in Taipei and field offices in Washington and 12 other US cities Diplomatic representation from the US none; unofficial commercial and cultural relations with the people ofTaiwan are maintained through a private institution, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), which has offices in Taipei at #7 Lane 134, Hsin Yi Road,Section 3, telephone [886] (2) 709-2000, FAX [886] (2) 702-7675, and in Kao-hsiungat #2 Chung Cheng 3d Road, telephone [886] (7) 224-0154 through 0157, FAX[886] (7) 223-8237, and the American Trade Center at Room 3207 InternationalTrade Building, Taipei World Trade Center, 333 Keelung Road Section 1, Taipei10548, telephone [886] (2) 720-1550, FAX [886] 757-7162 Flag description
red with a dark blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearinga white sun with 12 triangular rays
NOTE: The information regarding Taiwan on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Taiwan Government 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Taiwan Government 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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