General Reference
- Pronunciation: i/ˈtaɪˈwɑːn/
- Common English state names: Taiwan; archaic Formosa
- Official English state names: Republic of China
- Common endonym(s): 臺灣 / 台灣 (Táiwān; Tâi-oân)
- Official endonym(s): 臺灣 / 台灣 – 中華民國 (Zhōnghuá Mínguó; Tiong-hôa Bîn-kok)
- Adjectival(s): Taiwanese (disambiguation)
- Demonym(s): Taiwanese
- Etymology: Name of Taiwan
- International rankings of Taiwan
- ISO country codes: TW, TWN, 158
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TW
- Internet country code top-level domain: .tw
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