Taiwan Area
Taiwan Area 臺灣地區 | |
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| Area | |
• Total | 36,193 km2 (13,974 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2018 census | 23,681,968 |
• Density | 650/km2 (1,683.5/sq mi) |
| Currency | New Taiwan Dollar (TWD, NTD) |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (National Standard Time) |
| Date format | yyyy年mm月dd日 |
| Calling code | +886 |
| Internet TLD | .tw, .台灣, .台湾 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺灣地區 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台湾地区 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Free area of the Republic of China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中華民國自由地區 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中华民国自由地区 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tai-Peng-Kin-Ma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 臺澎金馬 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台澎金马 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Taiwan Area, also called the Taiwan Area of the Republic of China, the free area of the Republic of China, and the "Tai-Min Area (Taiwan and Fuchien)" , is a term used to refer to the territories under the effective control of the Republic of China (usually called "Taiwan"). It has been in official use since the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China took effect, ending temporary anti-communist provisions on 1 May 1991. The term is also used in the 1992 Cross-Strait Act.
The area currently under the definition consists of the island groups of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and some minor islands. The collective term "Tai-Peng-Kin-Ma" is literally equivalent except that it only refers to the geographical areas of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu Area, to the exclusion of Wuqiu, Dongsha Island, and Taiping Island.
The term is complementary to "Mainland Area", which is practically viewed as being synonymous to Mainland China under the control of the People's Republic of China, despite the fact that the Republic of China constitution never defined specific territorial boundaries. Although acknowledging the reality of the Taiwan Strait, technically the Republic of China still claims to be the sole representative of China with its constitution.