Talk:Republic of China/draft
{{Infobox country
|native_name = {{lang|zh-tw|中華民國}}
Zhōnghuá Mínguó
|conventional_long_name = Republic of China
|common_name = Taiwan
|image_flag = Flag of the Republic of China.svg
|alt_flag = A red flag, with a small blue rectangle in the top left hand corner on which sits a white sun composed of a circle surrounded by 12 rays.
|image_coat = National Emblem of the Republic of China.svg
|symbol_type = Emblem
|alt_coat = A blue circular emblem on which sits a white sun composed of a circle surrounded by 12 rays.
|image_map = Locator map of the ROC Taiwan.svg
|map_caption = depicting the Free Area of the Republic of China
|national flower = plumflower.jpg
|alt_map = A map depicting the location of the Republic of China in East Asia and in the World.
|national_anthem =
"National Anthem of the Republic of China"
《中華民國國歌》
"National Flag Anthem"
《中華民國國旗歌》
|capital = Taipei
|coordinates = {{Coord|25|02|N|121|38|E|type:city}}
|lats=00 |longs=00 |largest_city = New Taipei
|official_languages = Mandarin{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/580902/Taiwan |title=Taiwan (self-governing island, Asia)|publisher=Britannica Online Encyclopedia |date=1975-04-05 |accessdate=2009-05-07}}
|languages_type = Official scripts
|languages = Traditional Chinese
|government_type = Unitary semi-presidential republic
|leader_title1 = President
|leader_name1 = Ma Ying-jeou
|leader_title2 = Vice President
|leader_name2 = Vincent Siew
|leader_title3 = Premier
|leader_name3 = Sean Chen
|legislature = Legislative Yuan
|demonym = Taiwanese{{cite web|url=http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/relief/help_41.htm |title=The ROC's Humanitarian Relief Program for Afghan Refugees |publisher=Gio.gov.tw |date=2001-12-11 |accessdate=2009-05-07 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20041215030432/http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/relief/help_41.htm |archivedate = December 15, 2004}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/4-oa/20051111/2005111101.html |title=Taiwanese health official invited to observe bird-flu conference |publisher=Gio.gov.tw |date=2005-11-11 |accessdate=2009-05-07}}{{cite web|url=http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa030900a.htm |title=Demonyms – Names of Nationalities |publisher=Geography.about.com |accessdate=2009-05-07}} or ChineseAlthough the territories controlled by the ROC imply that the demonym is "Taiwanese", some consider that it is "Chinese" due to the claims of the ROC over all of China. Taiwanese people have various opinions regarding their own national identity. or both
|sovereignty_type = Establishment
|sovereignty_note = Xinhai Revolution
|established_event1 = Wuchang Uprising
|established_date1 = 10 October 1911
|established_event2 = Republic established
|established_date2 = 1 January 1912
|established_event3 = Constitution
|established_date3 = 25 December 1947
|Gini_category=medium
|currency = New Taiwan dollar (NT$)
|currency_code = TWD
|country_code = TPE
|footnotes =
}}
Political status
{{main|Political status of Taiwan|Legal status of Taiwan|Foreign relations of Taiwan}}
History
{{main|History of the Republic of China}}
=Origins=
{{main|Xinhai Revolution|Provisional Government of the Republic of China (1912)}}
=Beiyang Government (1912-1928)=
{{main|Beiyang Government}}
=Nationalist Government (1927–1948)=
{{main|Nationalist Government}}
=ROC on Taiwan (1945–present)=
{{main|History of Taiwan}}
Government
{{main|Government of the Republic of China|Politics of the Republic of China}}