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TW-3360203, sent by Jenny.
Taiwan has an area of 36.193 km², a population of 23.519.518 and its capital is Taipei.
Unique:
* Taipei 101 - landmark of Taiwan. Skycrapper of 508 meters height, was the world highest building between 2004-2009;
* Taroko Gorge - an extraordinary sub-tropical landscape of mountains, towering walls of marble and limestone, waterfalls, rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels and spanned by hanging bridges;
Famous:
* Ang Lee - Taiwanese born film director. Won a myriad oj major international awards, including 3 Academy Awards, 4 BAFTA Awards and 3 Gonden Globe Awards;
Unique:
* Taipei 101 - landmark of Taiwan. Skycrapper of 508 meters height, was the world highest building between 2004-2009;
* Taroko Gorge - an extraordinary sub-tropical landscape of mountains, towering walls of marble and limestone, waterfalls, rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels and spanned by hanging bridges;
Famous:
* Ang Lee - Taiwanese born film director. Won a myriad oj major international awards, including 3 Academy Awards, 4 BAFTA Awards and 3 Gonden Globe Awards;
* Ilha Formosa - Beautiful island, name given by the Portuguese when they saw the island of Taiwan back in the 16th century;
History:
History:
* 3000 BC - arrival of the ancestors of today's Taiwanese aborigenes. Today the indiginous Taiwanese aborigenes are about 533.600 and divided into 16 recognized groups;
* 1683 - the island comes under administration of China's Qing dynasty;
* 1947 - Constitution of the Republic of China;
* 1949 - Republic of China relocated to Taiwan.
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