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[K]nown as the Republic of China (ROC), Taiwan is officially a non-communist province of China. Although neither Taiwan nor China recognizes the island as an independent country (each considers its government the proper ruler of all China), its present political situation is de facto independent with its own democratic government.
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The Republic of China's population was estimated in 2005 at 22.9 million, most of whom are on the island of Taiwan. About 98% of the population is of Han Chinese ethnicity. Of these, 86% are descendants of early Han immigrants known as "native Taiwanese" (Chinese:
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The People's Republic of China replaced Taiwan in the UN on 15 Nov 1971; the U.S. switched recognition from Taiwan to the People's Republic on 1 Jan 1979. Currently, Taiwan has diplomatic relations with 23 countries: Belize (1989), Burkina Faso (1994), Dominican Republic (1957), El Salvador (1961), The Gambia (1968-1974, 1995), Guatemala (1960), Haiti (1956), Honduras (1965), Kiribati (2003), Marshall Islands (1998), Nauru (1980-2002, 2005), Nicaragua (1962-1985, 1990), Palau (1999), Panama (1954), Paraguay (1957), Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983),
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