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The Republic of China (ROC) succeeded the Qing DynastyThe Qing Dynasty ( Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: ; pinyin: qing chao; Wade-Giles: ch'ing ch'ao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrou in 19121912 is a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar) Events January 1 Establishment of Republic of China. January 6 New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U. January 17 British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott and a team of four begin the and administered Mainland China until its overthrow there by the Chinese CommunistsThe Communist Party of China ( Simplified Chinese: , Traditional Chinese: , Hanyu Pinyin: Zhongguo Gongchndng) is the ruling party of the People's Republic of China. The party was founded in 1921, and fought the Kuomintang during the Chinese Civil War. in the Chinese Civil WarThe Chinese Civil War ( 1926- 1949) was a conflict in China between the Kuomintang (the Nationalist Party; KMT) and the Communist Party of China (CPC). It began with the takeover of the KMT by the right-wing General Chiang Kai-shek as well as purges of le. As a result, at the end of the Civil War in 1949, the KuomintangThe Kuomintang (KMT; Traditional Chinese: Hanyu Pinyin: Zhongguo Guomindng; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo Kuo-min-tang; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongguo Guomindang; literally the National People's Party of China , also known as the Nationalist Party is a political party-controlled ROC government evacuated to TaipeiAlternative meaning: Taipei County Taipei City City flag City logo City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area Total % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. 0% Population Total ( May, 2004) Density Ranked 2 of 25 2,625,512 9,660/km² Districts:12 M where it continued to regard itself as the sole legitimate government of China (including TibetThis article is on Historic Tibet. Tibet" can also refer to the Tibet Autonomous Region. Tibet ( Tibetan : , (Bod) pronounced Po, Chinese: , pinyin: Xizang) is a region of Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. With an average elevation of 4,900 and outer MongoliaOuter Mongolia makes up the independent state of Mongolia, while Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. The name reflects a Sino-centric perspective that takes the northern part of Mongolia as "outer", while the southern). Meanwhile, the Communists established the new People's Republic of China and claimed to be the successor state of the ROC over all of China and regard the Republic of China on Taiwan as illegitimate. Though the government no longer actively pursues its official claims to mainland China and the tense standoff of the Cold War era has largely subsided, each side remains hostile and the political status of Taiwan remains a contentious issue.
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| National motto: None | |||||
| Official language | Mandarin Chinese | ||||
| Capital | Taipei¹ | ||||
| Largest city | Taipei | ||||
| President | Chen Shui-bian | ||||
| Premier | Yu Shyi-kun | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 134th 32,260 km² 10.34% | ||||
| Population - Total ( 2003) - Density | Ranked 47th 22,749,838 705/km² | ||||
| Establishment - Declared - Established | Xinhai Revolution October 10, 1911 January 1, 1912 | ||||
| GDP (PPP) - Total ( 2002) - GDP/capita | $406 brillion ( 22nd) $18,000 ( 48th) | ||||
| Currency | New Taiwan dollar | ||||
| Time zone | UTC +8 | ||||
| National anthem | Three Principles of the People | ||||
| Internet TLD | .tw | ||||
| Calling code | 886 | ||||
| (1) Provisional; official ROC capital remains the city of Nanjing (Nanking) in Mainland China . | |||||
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