Tawain

Taiwan

By Nolan Marshall And Kyle Mrozinski

History

• The South side of Taiwan was colonized by the Spanish for a little while

Government

• The government type is a multiparty democracy

• A multiparty democracy is a system in which three or more political parties can gain control of the government

• Vice President- Vincent Siew

• Minister of Justice- T Seng Yung Fu

• Taipei is the capital

• Minister of National Defense- Kao Hua chu

• President- MA Ying Jeou

Maps

Satilite View of Taiwan

Taiwan in Relation to the world

Physical Map of Taiwan

Political Map of Taiwan

National Flag

The Taiwan Flag is a red rectangle with a blue rectangle in the top left corner. A white sun is in the blue rectangle.

Famous People

R. C. T. Lee was born in 1939. He recieved his B. Sc. degree from the Department of Electical Engineering from the National Taiwan University and his Ph. D. degree from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Califonia Berkeley.He is a professor of National Chi Nan Uniersity.Lee is a professor and a writer.

Yang Ching-shun is a two time gold medalist in the Men's Nine-Ball event at the Asian Games. He is also a one time gold medalist in the Men's Nine-Ball event at the World Games. Nine ball is like pool, but it has nine-balls and the set up is differnt. Yang Ching-shun is often referred to as the,"the Son of Pool."

Chien Ming-Wang is the New York Yankees pitcher. He was born March 31st 1980. He signed to be the Yankees pitcher in 2000 and has played for them ever since. He has 55 wins and 26 loses.

Brandon Chang is a famous modern singer in Taiwan. He was born the 28th of December,1982 in Toronto, Canada. He grew up in Taiwan, and when he was 14, he moved to Hong Kong. In his early 20's he moved back to Taiwan.

Population

Population Density:1,849 per Sq. Mile

Total Population:22,920,946

West side is more populated

Languages

Other Languages include

• Amoy Chinese
• Hakka Chinese

Official Language is Mandarin Chinese

Mandarin Chinese Characters

Climate

• April and November is summer in Taiwan

• In the south where the temperatures are slightly higher, enjoy sunshine every day.

• The typhoon season is from June to October.

• Hottest month is july with a temperature of 82.4 degrees fahrenheit.

• Subtropical climate with moderate temperatures in the north.

• 71.6 degrees Fahrenheit year round.

Clothing

• Each tribe has very unique clothing styles and characteristics

• They spend little on clothes and personal things

• Traditional clothes have features that represent each tribe

• Businessmen wear suits and ties

Religion

• They have various religious beliefs

• Taiwan is a mixture of Buddhist and Taoist.
• 93% are Buddhist and Taoist
• 4.5% are christian
• 2.5% Other

Buddhism

Culture

Ethic Groups include-

• Taiwanese 84%
• Chinese 14%
• Aborigine 2%

Most of Taiwans population is Han Chinese who were born on the mainland of had ancestors that where

Most people in Taiwan have traditional values based on Confucian ethics

Food

• Pork, seafood, rice, and soy are very common ingredients

• Popular foods include turkey rice bowls, pork balls (made of ground pork and eaten with soup,) shrimp and meat dumplings, scallion pancakes, squid, and suncakes.

• Squid sold at the nightmarkets.

Interesting Facts

• Important cities in Taiwan include, Taipei (605 million), Kaohsiung (2.6 million), and Taichung (2 million).

Taiwan has some of the largest and oldest trees in the world.

• The country's currency is called the New Taiwan Dollar.

• Taiwan is about the same size as Switzerland or Belgium. It is about 35,801 sq. km.

• Mt. Jade is the tallest mountain in Taiwan, 3952 m tall. It is located in the middle of the island.

• Taiwan people are very friendly.

The earthquake started at 1:47 AM on September 21st 1999.The earthquake was 93 mile south of the capital city, Taipei. 2,400 people died and 10,000 were injured. 100,000 people were left homeless and 17,500 buildings were damaged.

• Another name for Taiwan is Ihla Formosa. When the Portugeuse first discovered the island, they called it, " beautiful island."

• Taiwan's main tourist attractions are it's beautiful mountain scenery, hot springs, festivals, it's chinese cusine

and it's quiet tropical beaches.

Exports

• Ranked 39th largest oil producer in the world.

• Exports 26.6% of goods to China, 14.4% to Hong Kong, 11.6% to the US, 7.2% to Japan, and 4.2% to Singapore

• Major Manufacture products are electronics, communications and information technology products, petroleum refining, chemicals, iron and steel, cement and food processing

• Major Agriculture products are rice, corn vegetables, fruit, pigs, beef, poultry, milk, and fish

Pictures

Plant and Animal Life

• 90 kinds of reptiles

• 60 kinds of mammals

• 150 kinds of freshwater fish

• 500 kinds of birds

• Coniferous forests are found above 7,500 feet

• More than half of Taiwan is covered by forests

• 4,000 kinds of plants

• Mixed bamboo, palm, and tropical evergreen grow in the lowlands

• Highland plants include junipers and japanese cedars

Native Taiwan Animals

• Sika Deer
• Wild Boar
• Asiatic Black Bear
• Clouded Leopard

Taipei

• Imports $205.3 billion.

• Exports $215 billion.

Taiwan Earthquake of 1999

• In the 1590's the first Western ship passed Taiwan

• Pre 1600's- Taiwan was first settled by people of Malay-Polynesian decent

• The North side of Taiwan was colonized by the Dutch in the 17th Century

Taiwan was formed as a result of a power struggle between two political parties

One was the Chinese Communists and the other was the Nationalists

Traditional Clothes

From April to November is summer in Taiwan