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Snapshot | Taiwan
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Date of Independence: 1 January 1912

Geographical Size: 36,197 km2

Population: 23,539,588 (February 2021)

Ethnic Make-up:

 Chinese 95%

 Indigenous >2%

 Others 3%

Religion:

 Buddhism 35.1%

 Taoism 33.0%

 No religion 18.7%

 Christianity 3.9%

 Others 9.3%

Form of Government: Unitary Semi-Presidential Constitutional Republic

System of Law: Civil Law System

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“Snapshot | Taiwan”, in: Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia Online, General Editor: Seokwoo Lee. Consulted online on 29 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2772-8161_EPIL_COM_1070>
First published online: 2021
First print edition: 20210922



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