Formosa (disambiguation)

• Republic of Formosa, a short-lived republic in 1895 on the island of Formosa (also known as Taiwan)
• Dutch Formosa, the period of colonial Dutch government on Formosa (Taiwan), lasting from 1624 to 1662
• Spanish Formosa, a Spanish colony established in the north of Taiwan from 1626 to 1642
• Taiwan under Japanese rule, 1895 to 1945
• Formosa Strait, historic name for the Taiwan Strait
• Mount Formosa, a colonial-era name to a group of contiguous hills near Kanhangad, Kerala, India

• Ria Formosa, a lagoon in the Algarve
• Formosa Island, Berkshire, England, UK

• Formosa Province, Argentina
• Formosa, Argentina, the capital of its namesake province
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Formosa, Argentina
• Formosa, Goiás, Brazil (near Brasília in Goiás State)
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Formosa, Brazil, formerly a Territorial Prelature

• Formosa, Ontario, Canada

• Formosa (Guinea-Bissau), one of the Bissagos Islands, Africa
• Formosa Flora, an earlier name for Bioko, Equatorial Guinea.
• Bahia Formosa, an earlier name for Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
• Formosa Peak, South Africa

• Formosa Magazine, a magazine of the Tangwai movement
• Formosa Petrochemical, an energy company in Taiwan
• Formosa Plastics Corp, a major corporation in Taiwan
• Formosa Television, a major television network in Taiwan

• Formosa (band), a German hard rock band
• Formosa (film), a 2005 comedy
• Formosa (horse), winner of the English Fillies Triple Crown
• Formosa (surname), a surname common in Malta, Spain, Portugal and other Mediterranean countries
• Formosa Cafe, a famous restaurant in Hollywood, California
• Formosa, a fictional country located on the island of Taiwan, whose culture was invented by George Psalmanazar as a hoax
• Bosque Formosa Esporte Clube, a Brazilian football (soccer) club
• Amanita muscaria var. formosa, a variety of the fly agaric mushroom
• Nectouxia formosa, a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Solanaceae
• Formosa (bacterium), a genus of Flavobacteriaceae
• The proper name of the star HD 100655

• Formosa (surname)
• Formosan (disambiguation)
• Formoso (disambiguation)
• A Famosa, a colonial fortress in Malacca, Malaysia; controlled by Portugal (1511–1641), Netherlands (1641–1795), Britain (1795–1807)
• JW Formoza, a Polish military unit

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