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Taiwan
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Present
Electoral System
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Presidential:
Absolute Majority
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Others:
SNTV
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Electoral
System Type
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Semi-PR
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Population
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22.3
millions
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Age
Structure
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0-14
21.22%
15-64
69.97%
65
over 8.81%
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Average
Education Level
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12.3
years
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Territories
(Location, Total Area)
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Asia,
Total:
35,980 sq km
Land:
32,250 sq km
Water:
3,720 sq km
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Urban/Rural
(Ratio)
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75:25
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Ethnic
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Taiwanese
(including Hakka) 84%
Mainland
Chinese 14%
Aborigine
2%
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Geographical
Variation
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2
provinces, 16 counties, 5 municipalities, and 2 special
municipalities. (Both Taiwan and China claim authority of Taiwan.)
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System
of Govt.
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Multiparty
democratic
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Power
of Govt.
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Executive,
legislative, judicial
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Political
Party
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Chinese
New Party (CNP), Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Nationalist
Party (KMT), New Party (NP), People First Party (PFP), and other
minor parties.
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Admin.
of Govt.
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President
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Colonialism
History
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Dutch
and Japanese heritage
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Royal
Commission
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N/A
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Candidate
Number
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President
and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for
4-year terms.
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Unicameral
Legislative Yuan (225 seats)-168 elected by popular votes, 41
elected on the basis of proportion of nationwide votes received by
participating political parties, 8 elected by oversea Chinese
constituencies on the basis of proportion of nationwide votes
received by participating political parties, 8 elected by popular
votes among the aboriginal populations; members serve 3-year terms.
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Unicameral
National Assembly (300 seats) –members are elected by proportional
representations based on the election of Legislative Yuan and serve
4-year terms.
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Economic
Structure
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One
of the four dragons of East Asia.
Dynamic
capitalist economy (technology-intensive industry)
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Cost
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2-4
millions in US dollars
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Security
Issue
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Political
Dispute with China
Copyright
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Telecom.
Type
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http://www.elitelaw.com/paperread.asp?paper_no=1195
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IT
Dev. Level
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Developed
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Law/
Regulation
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http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/election/relat/relat_g10.htm
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