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![]() ![]() Taiwan Government 1999
Country name:
Data code: TW Government type: multiparty democratic regime headed by popularly elected president Capital: Taipei
Administrative divisions:
since in the past the authorities claimed to be the government of all
China, the central administrative divisions include the provinces of
Fu-chien (some 20 offshore islands of Fujian Province including Quemoy and
Matsu) and Taiwan (the island of Taiwan and the Pescadores islands); notethe more commonly referenced administrative divisions are those of Taiwan
Province16 counties (hsien, singular and plural), 5 municipalities*
(shih, singular and 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 Chinese Revolution) Constitution: 1 January 1947, amended in 1992, 1994, and 1997 Legal system: based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations Suffrage: 20 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
Legislative branch:
unicameral Legislative Yuan (225 seats168 elected by popular vote, 41
elected on the basis of the proportion of nationwide votes received by
participating political parties, eight elected from overseas Chinese
constituencies on the basis of the proportion of nationwide votes received
by participating political parties, eight elected by popular vote among the
aboriginal populations; members serve three-year terms) and unicameral
National Assembly (334 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve
four-year terms)
Judicial branch: Judicial Yuan, justices appointed by the president with the consent of the National Assembly Political parties and leaders: Kuomintang or KMT (Nationalist Party) [LEE Teng-hui, chairman]; Democratic Progressive Party or DPP [LIN Yi-Hsiung, chairman]; Chinese New Party or CNP [leader NA]; Taiwan Independence Party or TAIP [HSU Shih-Kai]; other various parties
Political pressure groups and leaders:
Taiwan independence movement, various business and 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 of the US are maintained through a private instrumentality, the Taipei Economic and 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 on Taiwan are maintained through a private institution, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), which has its headquarters in Rosslyn, Virginia (telephone: [1] (703) 525-8474 and FAX: [1] (703) 841-1385) and offices in Taipei at #7 Lane 134, Hsin Yi Road, Section 3, telephone [886] (2) 2709-2000, FAX [886] (2) 2702-7675, and in Kao-hsiung at #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 International Trade Building, Taipei World Trade Center, 333 Keelung Road Section 1, Taipei 10548, telephone [886] (2) 2720-1550, FAX [886] (2) 2757-7162 Flag description: red with a dark blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white sun with 12 triangular rays
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