Free area of the Republic of China
The free area of the Republic of China, also known as the "Taiwan Area of the Republic of China", the "Tai-Min Area (Taiwan and Fuchien)" or simply the "Taiwan Area", is a term used by the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to refer to the territories under its actual control. As a legal term written in the Additional articles of the ROC constitution and Cross-Strait Act.
Free area of the Republic of China 中華民國自由地區 | |
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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 |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +886 |
| ISO 3166 code | TW |
| Internet TLD | .tw, .台灣, .台湾 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 中華民國自由地區 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中华民国自由地区 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺灣地區 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台湾地区 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺澎金馬 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台澎金马 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu Area, to the exclusion of the South China Sea possessions—Pratas Island (Tungsha/Dongsha) and Taiping Island.
The term is complementary to "Mainland Area", which is practically viewed as being synonymous to mainland China, despite the fact that the ROC constitution never defined specific territorial boundaries.