Taiwan Province, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae

Taiwan Province, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (claimit) 台湾省
Province
Name transcription(s)
• Cheenese	台湾省 (Táiwān shěng)
• Abbreviation	台 (pinyin: Tái)
•	Min Nan Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân-séng Hakka Romanization: Thòi-vàn-sén
Map shawin the location o Taiwan Province, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (claimit)
Named for	See Taiwan
Caipital (an lairgest ceety)	Taipei
Divisions	2 prefecturs, 21 coonties, — tounships
Govrenment
• Secretar	See Representation
• Govrenor	See Representation
Area
• Total	35581 km2 (13,738 sq mi)
Area rank	n/a
Population  (2010)
• Total	23,140,000[1]
• Rank	n/a
• Density rank	n/a
Demographics
• Ethnic composeetion	Han - 98% Gaoshan (Taiwanese aborigines) - 2%
ISO 3166 code	CN-71
GDP (2009)	CNY — US$735.997 billion (4)
• per capita	CNY — US$16,391 (1)
HDI (n/a)	n/a (n/a) (—)
Website	http://www.gwytb.gov.cn

"Taiwan Province" (simplifeed Cheenese: 台湾省; traditeeonal Cheenese: 臺灣省 or 台灣省; pinyin: Táiwān shěng) is a term an poleetical designation uised bi the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (PRC) for Taiwan an associated islets^{[citation needit]} tae portray Taiwan as its awn province an pairt o its naitional territory.

In contrast wi the Taiwan Province o the Republic o Cheenae, which excludes several direct-controlled municipalities on the island o Taiwan, the aurie claimit bi the PRC as its Taiwan Province includes the entire island o Taiwan an its surroondin islets, includin the Penghu islands, unner admeenistration o the Republic o Cheenae (ROC). Tharefore, the PRC haes nae actual control o the territory an "Taiwan Province, PRC" anerlie exists unner PRC's offeecial govrenment admeenistrative structur. It is aften referred tae as "Taiwan, Cheenae" bi PRC media for short but as a means tae portray Taiwan as being unner its sovereignty an aw. In practice, syne nae actual Taiwan Province govrenment exists in PRC, the Taiwan Affairs Office o the State Cooncil taks its place.

The claimit Taiwan Province o the PRC does no include aw the landmasses unner ROC's admeenistration. These islands, namely, Kinmen, the Matsu Islands an Wuciou, as well the Pratas Islands, an Itu Aba, are claimit bi the PRC as pairt o its Fujian, Guangdong, an Hainan provinces, respectively.

The poleetical status o Taiwan is complex an the area haes niver been controlled by the PRC. Taiwan haes been controlled bi the ROC syne 1945. The PRC considers itsel as the successor state an the sole legitimate authority o Cheenae against the ROC upon its foondin in 1949, an regards Taiwan as a pairt o an "indivisible Cheenae".

1. ↑ 中華民國統計資訊網（專業人士） (Note that the figur for Taiwan Province (includin Taipei an Kaohsiung municipalities) is obtained bi subtractin the Taiwanese naitional population bi the Fujian, ROC provincial population.)