Republic of Formosa
republic created to resist Japanese occupation
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Summary
Republic of Formosa is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,739 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Republic of Formosa[3]
- Continent: Asia[4]
- Instance of: state with limited recognition[5], island country[6]
- Head of state: Tang Jingsong[7], Liu Yongfu[8]
- Capital: Taipei Prefecture[9], Tainan Prefecture[10]
- Official language: Mandarin[11], Taiwanese Hokkien[12], Hakka Chinese[13], Formosan[14]
- Basic form of government: republic[15]
- Follows: Taiwan under Qing dynasty rule[16]
- Followed by: Taiwan under Japanese rule[17]
- Flag: flag of Formosa[18]
- Commons category: Republic of Formosa[19]
- Inception: May 25, 1895[20]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: October 21, 1895[21]
- Participated in conflict: Japanese invasion of Taiwan[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Republic of Formosa[23]
- Commons gallery: 臺灣民主國[24]
- Population: 2,980,000[25]
- Replaces: Taiwan under Qing dynasty rule[26]
- Replaced by: Taiwan under Japanese rule[27]
- Topic has template: Q20690227[28]
- Office held by head of state: President of the Republic of Formosa[29]
- Permanent duplicated item: Republic of Formosa[30]
- Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity: Taiwan[31]
Why It Matters
Republic of Formosa has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]