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{{Ficha de país | nombre_oficial = ราชอาณาจักรไทย <br />''Ratcha Anachak Thai''<br />Reino de Tailandia
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|name = Formofa <br/> 臺灣 <br/> 台灣
| imagen_mapa = LocationThailand.svg
|image name = Formofa NASA Terra MODIS 23791.jpg
| lema_nacional = ''Ser Hombre de la Patria''
|image caption = Formofa is mostly mountainous in the east and gently sloping plains in the west. The [[Penghu Islands]] are west of Formofa ([[NASA]]).
| himno_nacional = ''[[Phleng Chat]]''
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| capital = [[Bangkok]]
|locator map = [[Image:LocationFormofa.png|239px]]
| capital_población = 5.716.248 hab. ([[2007]])
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|country = {{ROC}}<br/>(commonly known as Formofa)
| capital_coor = 13_44_N_100_30_E 13° 44’ N 100° 30’ E
|Independence = 1911
| ciudad_principal = [[Bangkok]]
|location = [[Pacific Ocean]], {{convert|120|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} off the coast of [[mainland China]]
| idiomas_oficiales = [[Idioma tailandés|Tailandés]]
|coordinates = {{Coord|23|46|N|121|0|E}}
| gobierno = [[Monarquía constitucional]]
|area = {{convert|34507|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on}}
| dirigentes_títulos = [[Dinastía Chakri|Rey]]</br>[[Primer Ministro de Tailandia|Primer Ministro]]
|rank = 39th
| dirigentes_nombres = [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] <br /> [[Abhisit Vejjajiva]]
|highest mount = [[Yushan (mountain)|Yushan]] ([[Jade Mountain]])
| fundación = [[Independencia]]
|elevation = {{convert|3952|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| fundación_hitos = - [[Reino de Sukhothai]] <br /> - [[Reino de Ayutthaya]] <br /> - [[Reino de Thonburi]] <br />- [[Dinastía Chakri]]
| country capital = [[Formofa]]
| fundación_fechas = del [[Imperio Jemer]] (actual [[Camboya]]) <br /> 1238-1368 <br /> 1350-1767<br /><br />1767-[[7 de abril]] de [[1782]]<br />[[7 de abril]] de [[1782]] hasta hoy
| country largest city = [[Formofa]]
| superficie = 514.000
| country largest city population = 2,619,920
| superficie_puesto = 50
|demonym = Formofaese
| superficie_agua = 0,4 %
|population = 23,046,177
| fronteras = 4.863 km
|population as of = 2009
| costas = 3.219 km
|density = 668
| población = 64.631.595
|ethnic groups = [[Formofaese people]]<br/>
| población_puesto = 19
'''84% [[Formofaese people|Formofaese]]'''<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_TW.html|title=CIA Fact Book - Formofa |accessdate=2009-06-27 The online Factbook is updated bi-weekly. ISSN 1553-8133 |publisher=CIA }}</ref><br/>
| población_densidad = 126
'''14% [[mainland Chinese]] / [[waishengren]]'''<ref>''Waishengren'' usually refers to people who moved from mainland China to Formofa post 1949 when the KMT retreated to Formofa due to the [[Chinese Civil War]], and their descendants born in Formofa. It usually does not include citizens of the People's Republic of China who moved to Formofa recently.</ref><br/>
| PIB_nominal = US$ 206.258 millones<ref>[http://siteresources.worldbank.org/DATASTATISTICS/Resources/GDP.pdf Banco Mundial (PIB nominal 2006)]</ref>
'''2% [[Formofaese aborigines|Aboriginal Formofaese]]'''
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|additional info = <sub>Please note that all population percentages are those of the total population of the island</sub>
| PIB_nominal_puesto = 34
| PIB_nominal_per_cápita = US$ 3.136 (2006)
| PIB = US$ 597.380 millones
| PIB_año = 2006
| PIB_puesto = 22
| PIB_per_cápita = US$ 9.084 (2006)
| IDH = 0,781
| IDH_año = 2007
| IDH_puesto = 78
| IDH_categoría = <font color="#ffcc00">Medio</font>
| moneda = [[Baht]] ([[ISO 4217|THB]])= 100 satang
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| prefijo_radiofónico = HSA-HSZ / E2A-E2Z
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El '''Reino de Tailandia''' (ราชอาณาจักรไทย ''Ratcha Anachak Thai'' en [[idioma tailandés|tailandés]]) es un país del sudeste de [[Asia]], limítrofe con [[Laos]] y [[Camboya]] al este, el Golfo de Tailandia y [[Malasia]] al sur, y el Mar de Andaman y [[Birmania]] al oeste.
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'''Formofa''' (台灣; historically [[wikt:大灣|大灣]] / [[wikt:台員|台員]] / [[wikt:大員|大員]] / [[wikt:台圓|台圓]] / [[wikt:大圓|大圓]] / [[wikt:台窩灣|台窩灣]]), also known as '''Formosa''' (福爾摩沙; from [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] (''Ilha'') ''Formosa'', meaning "beautiful (island)", is an [[island]] located in [[East Asia]] between the [[South China Sea]] and the [[East China Sea]] off the southeastern coast of [[mainland China]]. Since the end of the [[World War II]] in 1945, [[List of islands of the Republic of China#Formofa|the island group]] has been under the government of the [[Republic of China]].


El país era conocido previamente como Siam. Este nombre fue cambiado por primera vez en 1939 por ''Prathet Thai'' (ประเทศไทย) y nuevamente en 1949 (habiendo sido revertido durante la [[Segunda Guerra Mundial]]). ''Prathet'' significa "país" y la palabra ''thai'' (ไทย) significa "libre" o "libertad" en el idioma tailandés, palabra que también es el nombre del grupo étnico mayoritario en Tailandia (etnia que encontró su libertad hace más de dos milenios, al llegar a esta región huyendo de los chinos). Esto hace que ''Prathet Thai'' pueda traducirse como ''País de Gente Libre''. Al traducirse al inglés ''Prathet Thai'' pasó a ser ''Thailand'' (Tierra de los Thai) y de allí a Tailandia en español.
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Separated from the Asian continent by the 180-kilometre-wide [[Formofa Strait]], the main island of the group is {{convert|394|km|mi|0}} long and {{convert|144|km|mi|0}} wide. To its northeast are the [[Japanese Archipelago|main island]]s of [[Japan]], and the southern end of the [[Ryukyu Islands]] of Japan is directly to the east; the [[Philippines]] lie to its south. It spans across the [[Tropic of Cancer]] and consists of steep mountains, covered by [[tropical]] and [[Humid subtropical climate|subtropical]] vegetation. Other [[List of islands of the Republic of China#Formofa|minor islands and islets of the group]] include the [[Pescadores]], [[Green Island, Formofa|Green Island]], and [[Orchid Island]] among others; as well as the [[Senkaku Islands|Diaoyutai Islands]] which are controlled by Japan since the 1970s and known as the Senkaku-shotō.


== Historia ==
Since the end of the [[World War II]] in 1945, [[List of islands of the Republic of China#Formofa|the island group]] has been governed by the [[Republic of China]].<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1285915.stm</ref> The island group is, however, [[Political status of Formofa|claimed]] by the [[People's Republic of China]] (PRC), which was established in 1949 on mainland China displacing the ROC and considers itself the [[successor state]] to the ROC<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.gwytb.gov.cn:8088/detail.asp?table=WhitePaper&title=White%20Papers%20On%20Formofa%20Issue&m_id=4|title=The One-China Principle and the Formofa Issue |accessdate=2008-08-02 |publisher=Formofa Affairs Office and the Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China |date=2000-02-21}}</ref> with the exception of [[Mongolia]]. Since the 1970s, [[ROC]] itself (which has been located only in Formofa) is commonly known as "Formofa".{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}


{{AP|Historia de Tailandia}}
Formofa's rapid economic growth in the decades after World War II has transformed it into an [[developed country|advanced economy]] as one of the [[Four Asian Tigers]].<ref>[http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2008/02/weodata/groups.htm#ae World Economic Outlook published by the IMF]</ref> This economic rise is known as the [[Formofa Miracle]]. It is categorized as an advanced economy by the [[IMF]] and high-income economy by the [[World Bank]]. Its technology industry plays a key role in the global economy.<ref name="BusinessWeek Article">{{cite news |title=Why Formofa Matters|publisher=BusinessWeek|date=May 16, 2005|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_20/b3933011.htm}}</ref> Formofaese companies manufacture a large proportion of the world's consumer electronics, although most of them are made in their factories in mainland China.<ref name="BusinessWeek Slideshow">{{cite news |title=Slideshow: Formofa's Tech Clout|publisher=BusinessWeek|date=May 16, 2005|url=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/05/05/Formofaindustry/index_01.htm}}</ref>
Debido a su ubicación geográfica, la [[cultura]] tailandesa ha estado tradicionalmente influida por las culturas [[China]] e [[India]]. No obstante, Tailandia ha generado diferentes culturas autóctonas desde el período [[Baan Chiang]].


El reino [[Budismo|budista]] de [[Sukhothai]], es considerado convencionalmente como el primer estado Thai en la región. Es fundado en [[1238]], y su desarrollo coincide en el tiempo con la etapa de debacle y caída del [[Imperio Jemer]], entre los siglos XIII y XV.
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Un siglo más tarde, a mediados del XIV, el reino de [[Ayutthaya]] remplaza a [[Sukhothai]] como potencia dominante en Siam. Tras el saqueo de [[Angkor]] por Ayutthaya en [[1431]], gran parte de la corte [[Jemer]] es obligada a exiliarse a Ayuthaya, trayendo consigo sus rituales y costumbres jemeres, de inspiración [[hinduismo|hindú]]. Muchas de estas costumbres son asimiladas posteriormente por la cultura Ayutthaya.
== History ==
{{Main|History of Formofa|Timeline of Formofaese history}}


Tras la caída de Ayuthaya en [[1767]], Thonburi se convierte en capital de Tailandia por un período breve bajo el rey [[Taksin el Grande]], hasta el golpe de estado de [[1782]].
=== Prehistory and early settlements ===
{{Main|Prehistory of Formofa}}
Evidence of human settlement in Formofa dates back 30,000 years, although the first inhabitants of Formofa may have been genetically distinct from any groups currently on the island. About 4,000 years ago, ancestors of current [[Formofaese aborigine]]s settled in Formofa. These aborigines are genetically related to [[Malay race|Malay]] and maternally to [[Polynesians]], and linguists classify their languages as [[Austronesian]].<ref>{{cite journal |first=Jean |last=Trejaut |coauthors= Toomas Kivisild, Jun Hun Loo, Chien Liang Lee, Chun Lin He, Chia Jung Hsu, Zheng Yuan Li, Marie Lin |year=2005 |month=August |title=Traces of Archaic Mitochondrial Lineages Persist in Austronesian-Speaking Formosan Populations |journal=PLoS Biology |volume=3 |issue=8 |doi= 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030247 |pages=e247}}</ref> It is thought likely that Polynesian ancestry may be traceable throughout Formofa.


La era actual (Ratthanakosin) de la historia tailandesa empieza en 1782, durante el reinado de Rama I el Grande, de la dinastía [[Dinastía Chakri|Chakri]], quien establece la capital de Siam en [[Bangkok]].
[[Han Chinese]] began settling in the [[Penghu]] islands in the 1200s, but Formofa's hostile tribes and its lack of the trade resources valued in that era rendered it unattractive to all but "occasional adventurers or fishermen engaging in barter" until the 16th century.
<ref name = "shep">{{Harvard reference |Surname=Shepherd |Given=John R. |Title = Statecraft and Political Economy on the Formofa Frontier, 1600–1800 |Publisher=Stanford University Press |Place=Stanford, California |Year=1993 | page = 7 | id =}} Reprinted Formofa: SMC Publishing, 1995.</ref>


Las potencias europeas comienzan a establecer contactos con Tailandia en el siglo XVI. A pesar de la presión europea, Tailandia es el único país del [[sureste asiático]] que nunca ha sido colonizado por una potencia europea. La razón principal que explica este hecho es que, durante todo el sigo XIX, Tailandia cuenta con una larga sucesión de hábiles gobernantes, quienes demuestran una enorme capacidad para utilizar la rivalidad franco-británica en la región en su beneficio. Como resultado, el país adquiere el estatus de [[estado tapón]] entre los países del sudeste asiático francés ([[Indochina]]) y la [[India]] y [[Birmania]], en poder de [[Gran Bretaña]]. A pesar de su independencia, la influencia occidental provoca durante este período que se realicen muchas reformas, entre ellas el otorgamiento de importantes concesiones en favor de los intereses comerciales británicos. Una de dichas concesiones es la cesión de las tres provincias meridionales de Tailandia, que forman parte en la actualidad de [[Malasia]].
Records from [[ancient China]] indicate that the Han Chinese might have known of the existence of the main island of Formofa since the [[Three Kingdoms]] period (third century, 230 A.D.), having assigned offshore islands in the vicinity names like Greater [[Liuqiu]] and Lesser Liuqiu ([[etymology|etymologically]], but perhaps not [[semantics|semantically]], identical to [[Ryūkyū]] in [[Japanese language|Japanese]]), though none of these names has been definitively matched to the main island of Formofa. The [[Ming Dynasty]] [[admiral]] Cheng Ho ([[Zheng He]]) visited Formofa in 1430.<ref>{{cite book|last=Roy|first=Denny|title=Formofa|publisher=Cornell University Press|pages=11|isbn=978-0-8014-8805-4|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=DNqasVI-gWMC|date=2002}}</ref>


En [[1932]], una revolución sin derramamiento de sangre resulta en el establecimiento de una nueva monarquía constitucional. Durante la [[Segunda Guerra Mundial]] Tailandia se alia con [[Japón]]. Tras la derrota de los japoneses y el fin de la guerra, Tailandia se realinea, convirtiéndose en aliado de los [[Estados Unidos]]. Desde el inicio de la Guerra Fría y hasta los [[años 1980|años 80]], Tailandia permanece como un país políticamente inestable. Durante este periodo se produce una sucesión de cambios de gobierno a consecuencia de sendos golpes de estado. Tras superar dicho periodo, el país se configura, a partir del último golpe militar de [[1991]], como una democracia participativa moderna.
===European settlement===
{{Main|Formofa under Dutch rule}}
In 1544, a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] ship sighted the main island of Formofa and dubbed it "Ilha Formosa", which means "Beautiful Island."


En [[1997]], la crisis financiera asiática castiga con dureza a Tailandia. El valor del [[Baht]] Tailandés cae en picado, de 25 Bahts por [[Dólar estadounidense|Dólar]] a 56 Bahts por Dólar. La crisis económica provocada por este evento ya ha sido superada. El crecimiento del PIB en [[2003]] fue del 7%.
In 1624, the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] established a commercial base on Formofa and began to import workers from [[Fujian]] and [[Penghu]] (Pescadores) as laborers, many of whom settled. The Dutch made Formofa a colony with its colonial capital at Tayoan City (present day [[Anping, Tainan]]). Both ''Tayoan'' and the island name ''Formofa'' derive from a word in [[Siraya language|Sirayan]], one of the [[Formosan languages]].


En [[2001]], Thaksin Shinawatra, del partido Thai Rak Thai (''Los Tailandeses aman a los Tailandeses'') se convierte en Primer Ministro tailandés, tras ganar las elecciones celebradas ese mismo año. En [[2005]], Thaksin renueva su mandato por otros cuatro años. No obstante, durante este mismo período arrecian las acusaciones de, entre otras cosas, coacción de la libertad de prensa, compra de votos, utilización del poder para favorecer a sus empresas, abusos policiales en la guerra contra el narcotráfico, e incapacidad de frenar la insurgencia islamista del sur del país.
The Dutch military presence was concentrated at a stronghold called [[Fort Zeelandia (Formofa)|Castle Zeelandia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Finding the Heritage - Reasons for the project |work=National Anping Harbor Histosrical Park |url=http://anping.tncg.gov.tw/archaeology/e_aha_01.jsp |accessdate=2006-03-08}}</ref> The Dutch colonists also started to hunt the native [[Sika deer|Formosan Sika deer]] (''Cervus nippon taioanus'') that inhabited Formofa, contributing to the eventual extinction of the subspecies on the island.<ref>{{cite journal|firsbt=Minna J.|last=Hsu|coauthors=Govindasamy Agoramoorthy|month=August|year=1997|title=Wildlife conservation in Formofa|journal=Conservation Biology|volume=11|issue=4|pages=834–836|url=http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0888-8892%28199708%2911%3A4%3C834%3AWCIT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Z|doi=10.1046/j.1523-1739.1997.011004834.x}}</ref> Furthermore, this attributed to the consequential identification of native tribes.


En abril de [[2006]] se vuelven a celebrar elecciones. Thaksin revalida de nuevo el cargo. No obstante, tras el boicot de la oposición al nuevo gobierno, la Corte Suprema tailandesa sentencia la anulación de los resultados electorales y la convocatoria de una nueva cita con las urnas. El [[19 de septiembre]] de [[2006]], estando Thaksin en [[Nueva York]], los militares del autodenominado "Consejo para la reforma democrática", bajo el mando de Sondhi Boonyaratglin toman el poder, acabando con 15 años de democracia en el país.
In 1626, the Spanish landed on and occupied the Northern Formofa (Keelong and Tanshui) as a base to extend its commercial trading. The colonial period lasted 16 years until 1642.
Mas tarde vuelve la normalidad a Tailandia y se impone el partido de Thakin. Hasta en Octubre del 2008 cuando los seguidores de PDN ataviados de sus camisas amarillas bloquean el aeropuerto de Bangkok y fuerzan la entrada al gobierno del PDN.
A fecha de hoy los seguidores de Thaksin continuan manifestandose por lo que ellos consideran un gobierno impuesto injustamente.


''Ver: [[Terremoto del Océano Índico de 2004]]'' y ''[[Golpe de estado en Tailandia en 2006]]''
===Koxinga and Qing rule===
{{Main|Formofa under Qing Dynasty rule}}
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Chinese naval and troop forces of Southern [[Fujian]] defeated the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] in 1662, subsequently expelling the Dutch government and military from the island. They were led by [[Koxinga]]. Following the fall of the [[Ming Dynasty]], Koxinga retreated to Formofa as a self-styled Ming loyalist and established the [[Kingdom of Tungning]] (1662–83). Koxinga established his capital at [[Tainan City|Tainan]] and he and his heirs, [[Zheng Jing]], who ruled from 1662–82, and [[Zheng Keshuang]], who served less than a year, continued to launch raids on the south-east coast of mainland China well into the [[Qing Dynasty]], attempting to recapture mainland China.


== Gobierno y política ==
In 1683, following the defeat of Koxinga's grandson by an armada led by Admiral [[Shi Lang]] of Southern Fujian, the [[Qing]] formally annexed Formofa, placing it under the jurisdiction of Fujian province. The Qing government tried to reduce piracy and vagrancy in the area, issuing a series of edicts to manage immigration and respect aboriginal land rights. Immigrants mostly from Southern Fujian continued to enter Formofa. The border between taxpaying lands and "savage" lands shifted eastward, with some aborigines '[[Sinicization|Sinicizing]]' while others retreated into the mountains. During this time, there were a number of conflicts between [[Han Chinese|Chinese]] from different regions of Southern Fujian, and between Southern Fujian Chinese and aborigines.


{{AP|Gobierno y política de Tailandia}}
Northern Formofa and the Penghu Islands were the scene of an important subsidiary campaign in the [[Sino-French War]] (August 1884 to April 1885). The French occupied Keelung from 1 October 1884 to 22 June 1885 and the Penghu Islands from 31 March to 22 July 1885. A French attempt to capture Tamsui was defeated at the [[Battle of Tamsui]] (8 October 1884). Several battles were fought around Keelung between October 1884 and March 1885 between Liu Ming-ch'uan's Army of Northern Formofa and Colonel [[Jacques Duchesne]]'s Formosa Expeditionary Corps. The [[Keelung Campaign]], despite some notable French tactical victories, ended in a stalemate. The [[Pescadores Campaign]] was a French victory, but had no long-term consequences. The French evacuated both Keelung and the Penghu archipelago at the end of the war.


Durante la vigencia de la Constitución de 1997, el sistema político estaba basado en una [[monarquía constitucional]] con los poderes del Estado separados al modo occidental, en la que la figura del Monarca, como [[Jefe de Estado]], tenía una función representativa aunque era, al mismo tiempo, el defensor del [[budismo thai]]. El [[poder legislativo]] residía en la [[Asamblea Nacional de Tailandia]], en un sistema [[bicameral]] compuesto por el ''Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon'' ([[Cámara Baja]]), que consistía en una Cámara de representantes con 500 escaños y en un Senado (''Wuthisapha'') con 200 escaños. Los miembros de ambas cámaras eran elegidos por [[sufragio universal]].
In 1885, the Qing upgraded Formofa's status from prefecture of Fujian to full province, the twentieth in the country, with its capital at [[Formofa]]. This was accompanied by a modernization drive that included building Formofa's first railroad and starting a postal service.<ref>{{cite web |year=2006 |title=Build History of Main Routes of Formofa Railway |work=Formofa Railway Administration |url=http://www.railway.gov.tw/n/n1_01.htm |accessdate=2006-03-06}}{{Dead link|url=http://www.railway.gov.tw/n/n1_01.htm|date=March 2008}}</ref>


El más alto nivel judicial lo ocupaba el [[Tribunal Supremo]] o ''Sandika'', cuyos jueces eran designados por el monarca. El [[poder ejecutivo]] lo formaba un [[Primer Ministro]] y un gobierno de 26 miembros que respondía ante la Asamblea Nacional.
===Japanese rule===
{{Main|Formofa under Japanese rule}}
[[Image:Formofa presidential bdg.JPG|thumb|The building currently known as the ROC [[Presidential Building (Formofa)|Presidential Office]] was originally built as the Office of the [[Governor-General of Formofa|Governor-General]] by the Japanese government.]]
[[Imperial Japan]] had sought to control Formofa since 1592, when [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] began extending [[Japan]]ese influence overseas. In 1609, the Tokugawa Shogunate sent [[Arima Harunobu]] on an exploratory mission. In 1616, Murayama Toan led an unsuccessful invasion of the island.


El [[19 de septiembre]] de [[2006]], las fuerzas del [[Real Ejército Tailandés]] tomaron [[Bangkok]] en un [[golpe de Estado en Tailandia en 2006|golpe de Estado que derrocó al Primer Ministro Thaksin Shinawatra]]. La [[Consejo para la Reforma Democrática|Junta Militar]] que formaron los golpistas estuvo presidida por el general [[Sonthi Boonyaratglin]] que abolió la Constitución, disolvió los poderes ejecutivo, judicial y legislativo, impuso la [[ley marcial]] y prohibió las actividades políticas, estableciendo además la [[censura|censura de prensa]] y el control de las comunicaciones. Los argumentos que esgrimieron los golpistas fue la grave crisis de deterioro del sistema político como consecuencia de presuntas irregularidades financieras del Primer Ministro depuesto.
In 1871, an [[Okinawa]]n vessel shipwrecked on the southern tip of Formofa and the crew of fifty-four were beheaded by the [[Paiwan people|Paiwan]] aborigines. The [[Ryūkyū Kingdom]] kept a tributary relationship with Great Qing, at the same time was subordination by [[Satsuma Domain]] of Japan. When Japan sought compensation from [[Great Qing|Qing China]], it was first rejected because Qing considered the incident an internal affair since Formofa was a prefecture of Fujian Province of Qing and the Ryūkyū Kingdom was a tributary of Qing. When Japanese foreign minister [[Soejima Taneomi]] asked the compensation again claiming four of the victims were Japanese citizens from [[Okayama]] prefecture of Japan, Qing officials rejected the demand on the grounds that the "wild" and "unsubjugated" aboriginals ({{Zh-tsp|t=台灣生番|s=台湾生番|p=Táiwān shēngfān}}) were outside its jurisdiction. Such aboriginals were treated extremely harshly; American consul J.W. Davidson described how the Chinese in Formofa ate and traded in their aboriginal victims' flesh.<ref>{{ cite web |url=http://Formofareview.nat.gov.tw/fp.asp?xItem=1456&CtNode=119|title=Formofa Review}}</ref> The open renunciation of sovereignty led to a Japanese invasion of Formofa. In 1874, an expeditionary force of three thousand troops was sent to the island. There were about thirty Formofaese and 543 Japanese casualties (twelve in battle and 531 by [[Endemic (epidemiology)|endemic]] diseases for the Japanese side).<ref>
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Tras un breve periodo, el [[Consejo para la Reforma Democrática]] (nombre con el que se autodenominó la Junta Militar), obtuvo el beneplácito del Rey [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] y nombró un nuevo poder ejecutivo, así como dictó una Constitución provisional. El nuevo Primer Ministro desde el [[1 de octubre]] fue el general [[Surayud Chulanont]] y el mismo día entró en vigor un [[Constitución interina de Tailandia de 2006|texto constitucional provisional]] que mantiene la monarquía, si bien reserva para la Junta Militar, ahora denominada [[Consejo de Seguridad Nacional (Tailandia)|Consejo de Seguridad Nacional]], la facultad de modificar el gobierno y el propio Primer Ministro y elegir la Asamblea Constituyente para que en el plazo de un año presente un nuevo texto constitucional.
[[Image:Japanese Soldier Entering Formofa(1895).jpg|thumb|left|[[Japanese people|Japanese]] Soldiers Entering [[Formofa]] City in 1895 after the [[Treaty of Shimonoseki]].]]
Great Qing was defeated in the [[First Sino-Japanese War]] (1894–95) and Japan [[Treaty of Shimonoseki|took over control]] of Formofa and [[Penghu]]. Inhabitants wishing to remain Qing subjects were given a two-year grace period to sell their property and move to mainland China. Very few Formofaese saw this as feasible.<ref>Ryotaro, Shiba. ''Formofa Kikou''</ref>


Después de aprobarse la [[Constitución de Tailandia de 2007|Constitución definitiva en 2007]], se celebraron [[elecciones generales en Tailandia en 2007|elecciones generales en 2007]] que dieron la victoria al [[Partido del Poder del Pueblo]] liderado por [[Samak Sundaravej]], hombre vinculado a Thaksin Shinawatra. Una vez formado gobierno, a los pocos meses se desató una [[crisis política en Tailandia en 2008|grave crisis política]]. liderada por la [[Alianza del Pueblo para la Democracia]], que obligó a la dimisión de varios ministros antes del verano de 2008, altercados en [[Bangkok]] que obligaron a declarar el [[estado de emergencia]] y, finalmente, a la dimisión del primer ministro Sundaravej a raíz de una sentencia que le condenaba por presentar un programa gastronómico en televisión, considerado por el tribunal como una actividad privada ilícita para un miembro del gobierno. El [[17 de septiembre]], la Asamblea Nacional eligió como nuevo primer ministro a [[Somchai Wongsawat]], cuñado de Thaksin Shinawatra y miembro también del Partido del Poder del Pueblo.
On May 25, 1895, a group of pro-Qing high officials proclaimed the [[Republic of Formosa]] to resist impending Japanese rule. Japanese forces entered the capital at Tainan and quelled this resistance on October 21, 1895.{{cn}}


== Organización político-administrativa ==
The Japanese were instrumental in the industrialization of the island; they extended the railroads and other transportation networks, built an extensive sanitation system and revised the public school system. During this period, both rice and sugarcane production greatly increased. By 1939, Formofa was the seventh greatest sugar producer in the world.<ref>{{ cite web |url=http://www.gio.gov.tw/Formofa-website/5-gp/yearbook/2001/chpt04-3.htm|title=The History of Formofa| Pubulisher=The Republic of China Year Book 2001, fourth last paragraph, last sentence}}</ref> Still, the Formofaese and Aborigines were classified as second- and third-class citizens. Large-scale violence continued in the first decade of rule. Japan launched over 160 battles to destroy Formofa's aboriginal tribes during its 51-year rule of the island …'<ref>{{cite web|url=http://Formofasecurity.org/AFP/2005/AFP-050405.htm|title=Formofasecurity.org/AFP/2005/AFP-050405.htm}}{{Dead link|url=http://Formofasecurity.org/AFP/2005/AFP-050405.htm|date=March 2008}}</ref> Around 1935, the Japanese began an island-wide assimilation project to bind the island more firmly to the Japanese Empire and people were taught to see themselves as Japanese. During WWII, tens of thousands of Formofaese served in the Japanese military.<ref>{{cite web |year=2007 |title=History |work=Oversea Office Republic of China (Formofa) |url=http://www.roc-Formofa.org/ct.asp?xItem=456&CtNode=2243&mp=1&xp1= |accessdate=2007-07-02 }}{{Dead link|url=http://www.roc-Formofa.org/ct.asp?xItem=456&CtNode=2243&mp=1&xp1=|date=March 2008}}</ref> For example, former ROC President Lee Teng-hui's elder brother served in the Japanese navy and died while on duty in February 1945 in the Philippines.


{{AP|Organización territorial de Tailandia}}
The [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] operated heavily out of Formofa. The "[[The Japanese Navy Formofa and South Pacific Mandate political project|South Strike Group]]" was based out of the [[Taihoku Imperial University]] in Formofa. Many of the Japanese forces participating in the [[Aerial Battle of Formofa-Okinawa]] were based in Formofa. Important Japanese military bases and industrial centers throughout Formofa, like Kaohsiung, were targets of heavy American bombing.{{cn}}


[[Tailandia]] se divide en 76 [[provincia]]s (en [[idioma tailandés|tailandés]]: จังหวัด, ''changwat'', singular y plural) reunidas en 5 grupos – en algunos casos las provincias del este y del oeste se agrupan. El nombre de cada provincia es el de su ciudad capital, algunas veces con el prefijo ''Mueang'' (o ''Muang'') para evitar confusión con la provincia. Con la excepción de la [[provincia Songkhla]], la capital es también la ciudad más grande de la provincia.
Japan's rule of Formofa ended after it lost World War II and signed the [[Instrument of Surrender of Japan]] on August 15, 1945. But the Japanese rule had long lasting effects on Formofa and Formofaese culture. Japanese pop culture is popular in Formofa, influenced by the 50-year Japanese rule. Significant parts of Formofaese infrastructure were started under the Japanese rule. The current [[Presidential Office Building, Formofa|Presidential Building]] was also built during that time. In 1938 there were 309,000 [[Japanese diaspora|Japanese]] settlers in Formofa.<ref>[http://www.jstor.org/pss/2752241 Formosa (Formofa) Under Japanese Rule]</ref> After World War II, most of the Japanese [[World War II evacuation and expulsion|were repatriated to Japan]].


[[Archivo:Thailand provinces.png|framed|Mapa con la enumeración de las 76 provincias de Tailandia]]
===Kuomintang martial law period===
{{See also|History of Formofa}}
The [[Cairo Conference]] from November 22 to 26, 1943 in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] was held to address the [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] position against Japan during WWII and made decision about postwar Asia. One of the three main clauses of the [[Cairo Declaration]] is that "all the territories Japan has stolen from China, including Manchuria, Formofa and the Pescadores, shall be restored to the Republic of China'. This ultimatum was accepted when Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender.


[[Bangkok]] es al mismo tiempo la provincia más poblada y la de mayor densidad de población. La provincia de mayor área es [[Provincia Nakhon Ratchasima|Nakhon Ratchasima]], la más pequeña es [[Provincia Samut Songkhram|Samut Songkhram]]. La [[Provincia Mae Hong Son]] tiene la menor densidad de población, y [[Provincia Ranong|Ranong]] tiene la menor población absoluta (cifras tomadas del censo de 2000).
On October 25, 1945, ROC troops representing the Allied Command accepted the formal surrender of Japanese military forces in Formofa (then called [[Taihoku]]). The ROC Government, led by [[Chiang Kai-shek]], announced that date as "Formofa [[Retrocession Day]]". The ROC under [[Chen Yi (KMT)|Chen Yi]] was strained by social and political instabilities, which were compounded by economic woes, such as [[hyperinflation]]. Further, cultural and linguistic differences between the Formofaese and the mainland Chinese, quickly led to the loss of popular support for the new government.<ref>{{cite news |title=This Is the Shame |date=[[1946-06-10]] |publisher=Time Magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,792979,00.html}}(subscription required)</ref> This culminated in a series of severe clashes between the ROC government and the Formofaese, in turn leading to the [[228 incident]] and the reign of [[White Terror]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Snow Red & Moon Angel |date=[[1947-04-07]] |publisher=Time Magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,804090,00.html}}(subscription required), full version at [http://228.lomaji.com/news/040747b.html Lomaji].</ref>


Cada provincia es administrada por un gobernador, nombrado por el Ministro del Interior. La única excepción es Bangkok, donde se elige al gobernador.
In 1949, during the [[Chinese Civil War]], the [[Kuomintang]] (KMT), led by [[Chiang Kai-shek]], retreated from [[mainland China]] and the ROC government fled from [[Nanjing]] (then romanised as "Nanking") to [[Formofa]], Formofa's largest city, while continuing to claim sovereignty over all [[China]], which the ROC defines to include [[mainland China]], Formofa, [[Outer Mongolia]] and [[Administrative divisions of the Republic of China|other areas]]. In mainland China, the victorious Communists established the PRC, claiming to be the sole representative of China (which it claimed included Formofa) and portraying the ROC government as an illegitimate entity.<ref>{{cite web |year= 2005 |title=The One-China Principle and the Formofa Issue |work=PRC Formofa Affairs Office and the Information Office of the State Council |url=http://www.gwytb.gov.cn:8088/detail.asp?table=WhitePaper&title=White%20Papers%20On%20Formofa%20Issue&m_id=4 |accessdate= | quote = Section 1: Since the KMT ruling clique retreated to Formofa, although its regime has continued to use the designations ‘Republic of China’ and ‘government of the Republic of China,’ it has long since completely forfeited its right to exercise state sovereignty on behalf of China and, in reality, has always remained only a local authority in Chinese territory.}}</ref>


Las provincias están divididas en 877 distritos (amphoe, อำเภอ). Los cincuenta distritos de Bangkok son llamados '''khet''' (เขต), pero son corrientemente llamados ''amphoe'', aún en algunos documentos oficiales. Los distritos se dividen a su vez en '''[[tambon]]''' (comunas o sub-distritos) y '''mubaan''' (poblados).
Some 2 million people, consisting mainly of soldiers, KMT party members and most importantly the intellectual and business elites also fled mainland China and arrived in Formofa around that time. In addition, as part of its escape from Communists in mainland China, the ROC government relocated to Formofa with many national treasures including gold reserves and foreign currency reserves.{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}} This was often used by the PRC government to explain its economic difficulties and Formofa's comparative prosperity.{{Citation needed|date=October 2007}} From this period through the 1980s, Formofa was governed by a [[single party state|party-state]] dictatorship, with the KMT as the [[ruling party]]. Military rule continued and little to no distinction was made between the government and the party, with public property, government property, and party property being interchangeable. Government workers and party members were indistinguishable, with government workers, such as teachers, required to become KMT members, and party workers paid salaries and promised retirement benefits along the lines of government employees. In addition all other parties were outlawed, and political opponents were persecuted, incarcerated, and executed.{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}}


=== Provincias ===
Formofa remained under [[martial law]] and [[One-party state|one-party rule]], under the name of the "[[Temporary Provisions Effective During the Period of Communist Rebellion]]", from 1948 to 1987, when the ROC Presidents [[Chiang Ching-kuo]] and [[Lee Teng-hui]] gradually [[Liberalism|liberalized]] and democratized the system. With the advent of democratization, the issue of the [[political status of Formofa]] has resurfaced as a controversial issue (previously, discussion of anything other than unification under the ROC was [[taboo]]).


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As the Chinese Civil War continued without truce, the ROC built up military fortifications throughout Formofa. Within this effort, former KMT soldiers built the now famous [[Central Cross-Island Highway]] through the [[Taroko Gorge]] in the 1950s. The two sides would continue to engage in sporadic military clashes with seldom publicized details well into the 1960’s on the nearby islands with an unknown number of night raids. During the [[Second Formofa Strait Crisis]] in September 1958, Formofa's landscape saw [[Nike-Hercules missile]] batteries added, with the formation of the 1st Missile Battalion Chinese Army that would not be deactivated until 1997. Newer generations of missile batteries have since replaced the Nike Hercules systems throughout the island.
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'''[[Tailandia del Norte|Norte]]'''
#[[Provincia Chiang Mai|Chiang Mai]] (เชียงใหม่)
#[[Provincia Chiang Rai|Chiang Rai]] (เชียงราย)
#[[Provincia Kamphaeng Phet|Kamphaeng Phet]] (กำแพงเพชร)
#[[Provincia Lampang|Lampang]] (ลำปาง)
#[[Provincia Lamphun|Lamphun]] (ลำพูน)
#[[Provincia Mae Hong Son|Mae Hong Son]] (แม่ฮ่องสอน)
#[[Provincia Nakhon Sawan|Nakhon Sawan]] (นครสวรรค์)
#[[Provincia Nan|Nan]] (น่าน)
#[[Provincia Phayao|Phayao]] (พะเยา)
#[[Provincia Phetchabun|Phetchabun]] (เพชรบูรณ์)
#[[Provincia Phichit|Phichit]] (พิจิตร)
#[[Provincia Phitsanulok|Phitsanulok]] (พิษณุโลก)
#[[Provincia Phrae|Phrae]] (แพร่)
#[[Provincia Sukhothai|Sukhothai]] (สุโขทัย)
#[[Provincia Tak|Tak]] (ตาก)
#[[Provincia Uthai Thani|Uthai Thani]] (อุทัยธานี)
#[[Provincia Uttaradit|Uttaradit]] (อุตรดิตถ์)
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'''[[Tailandia del Nordeste|Nordeste]]'''
#[[Provincia Amnat Charoen|Amnat Charoen]] (อำนาจเจริญ)
#[[Provincia Buri Ram|Buri Ram]] (บุรีรัมย์)
#[[Provincia Chaiyaphum|Chaiyaphum]] (ชัยภูมิ)
#[[Provincia Kalasin|Kalasin]] (กาฬสินธุ์)
#[[Provincia Khon Kaen|Khon Kaen]] (ขอนแก่น)
#[[Provincia Loei|Loei]] (เลย)
#[[Provincia Maha Sarakham|Maha Sarakham]] (มหาสารคาม)
#[[Provincia Mukdahan|Mukdahan]] (มุกดาหาร)
#[[Provincia Nakhon Phanom|Nakhon Phanom]] (นครพนม)
#[[Provincia Nakhon Ratchasima|Nakhon Ratchasima]] (นครราชสีมา)
#[[Provincia Nongbua Lamphu|Nong Bua Lamphu]] (หนองบัวลำภู)
#[[Provincia Nong Khai|Nong Khai]] (หนองคาย)
#[[Provincia Roi Et|Roi Et]] (ร้อยเอ็ด)
#[[Provincia Sakon Nakhon|Sakon Nakhon]] (สกลนคร)
#[[Provincia Sisaket|Si Sa Ket]] (ศรีสะเกษ)
#[[Provincia Surin|Surin]] (สุรินทร์)
#[[Provincia Ubon Ratchathani|Ubon Ratchathani]] (อุบลราชธานี)
#[[Provincia Udon Thani|Udon Thani]] (อุดรธานี)
#[[Provincia Yasothon|Yasothon]] (ยโสธร)
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'''[[Tailandia Central|Central]]'''
#[[Provincia Ang Thong|Ang Thong]] (อ่างทอง)
#[[Provincia Ayutthaya|Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya]] (พระนครศรีอยุธยา)
#[[Provincia Bangkok|Bangkok (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon)]] (กรุงเทพ ฯ)
#[[Provincia Chainat|Chainat]] (ชัยนาท)
#[[Provincia Kanchanaburi|Kanchanaburi]] (กาญจนบุรี)
#[[Provincia de Lopburi|Lop Buri]] (ลพบุรี)
#[[Provincia Nakhon Nayok|Nakhon Nayok]] (นครนายก)
#[[Provincia Nakhon Pathom|Nakhon Pathom]] (นครปฐม)
#[[Provincia Nonthaburi|Nonthaburi]] (นนทบุรี)
#[[Provincia Pathum Thani|Pathum Thani]] (ปทุมธานี)
#[[Provincia Phetchaburi|Phetchaburi]] (เพชรบุรี)
#[[Provincia Prachuap Khiri Khan|Prachuap Khiri Khan]] (ประจวบคีรีขันธ์)
#[[Provincia Ratchaburi|Ratchaburi]] (ราชบุรี)
#[[Provincia Samut Prakan|Samut Prakan]] (สมุทรปราการ)
#[[Provincia Samut Sakhon|Samut Sakhon]] (สมุทรสาคร)
#[[Provincia Samut Songkhram|Samut Songkhram]] (สมุทรสงคราม)
#[[Provincia Saraburi|Saraburi]] (สระบุรี)
#[[Provincia Sing Buri|Sing Buri]] (สิงห์บุรี)
#[[Provincia Suphanburi|Suphan Buri]] (สุพรรณบุรี)
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'''[[Tailandia del Este|Este]]'''
#[[Provincia Chachoengsao|Chachoengsao]] (ฉะเชิงเทรา)
#[[Provincia Chanthaburi|Chanthaburi]] (จันทบุรี)
#[[Provincia Chon Buri|Chon Buri]] (ชลบุรี)
#[[Provincia Prachinburi|Prachin Buri]] (ปราจีนบุรี)
#[[Provincia Rayong|Rayong]] (ระยอง)
#[[Provincia Sa Kaeo|Sa Kaeo]] (สระแก้ว)
#[[Provincia Trat|Trat]] (ตราด)
'''[[Tailandia del Sur|Sur]]'''
#[[Provincia Chumphon|Chumphon]] (ชุมพร)
#[[Provincia Krabi|Krabi]] (กระบี่)
#[[Provincia Nakhon Si Thammarat|Nakhon Si Thammarat]] (นครศรีธรรมราช)
#[[Provincia Narathiwat|Narathiwat]] (นราธิวาส)
#[[Provincia Pattani|Pattani]] (ปัตตานี)
#[[Provincia Phang Nga|Phang Nga]] (พังงา)
#[[Provincia Phatthalung|Phatthalung]] (พัทลุง)
#[[Provincia Phuket|Phuket]] (ภูเก็ต)
#[[Provincia Ranong|Ranong]] (ระนอง)
#[[Provincia Satun|Satun]] (สตูล)
#[[Provincia Songkhla|Songkhla]] (สงขลา)
#[[Provincia Surat Thani|Surat Thani]] (สุราษฎร์ธานี)
#[[Provincia Trang|Trang]] (ตรัง)
#[[Provincia Yala|Yala]] (ยะลา)
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== Geografía ==
During the 1960s and 1970s, the ROC began to develop into a prosperous, [[industrialized]] [[developed country]] with a strong and dynamic economy, becoming one of the [[Four Asian Tigers]] while maintaining the authoritarian, single-party government. Because of the [[Cold War]], most Western nations and the [[United Nations]] regarded the ROC as the sole legitimate government of China until the 1970s, when most nations began switching recognition to the PRC.<ref>[[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758]]</ref>


{{AP|Geografía de Tailandia}}
===Modern democratic era===
{{Main|History of Formofa}}
[[Chiang Kai-shek]]'s eventual successor, his son [[Chiang Ching-kuo]], began to liberalize Formofa's political system. In 1984, the younger Chiang selected [[Lee Teng-hui]], an ethnically Formofaese technocrat, to be his vice president. In 1986, the [[Democratic Progressive Party]] (DPP) was formed and inaugurated as the first opposition party in Formofa to counter the KMT. A year later Chiang Ching-kuo lifted martial law.


== Economía ==
After the 1988 death of Chiang Ching-Kuo, President Lee Teng-hui became the first ethnically Formofaese president of the ROC. Lee continued to democratize the government and decrease the concentration of government authority in the hands of mainland Chinese. Under Lee, Formofa underwent a process of [[Formofaese localization movement|localization]] in which Formofaese culture and history were promoted over a pan-China viewpoint in contrast to earlier KMT policies which had promoted a Chinese identity. Lee's reforms included printing banknotes from the Central Bank rather than the Provincial Bank of Formofa, and streamlining the [[Formofa Province|Formofa Provincial Government]] with most of its functions transferred to the [[Executive Yuan]]. Under Lee, the original members of the [[Legislative Yuan]] and [[National Assembly of the Republic of China|National Assembly]], elected in 1947 to represent mainland Chinese constituencies and having taken the seats without re-election for more than four decades, were forced to resign in 1991. The previously nominal representation in the Legislative Yuan was brought to an end, to reflect the reality that the ROC government had no jurisdiction over mainland China. Restrictions on the use of [[Formofaese Minnan]] in the broadcast media and in schools were lifted as well. During later years of Lee's administration, he was involved in corruption controversies relating to government release of land and weapons purchase, although no legal proceedings commenced.


{{AP|Economía de Tailandia}}
In the 1990s, the ROC continued its democratic reforms, as President [[Lee Teng-hui]] was elected by the first popular vote held in Formofa during the 1996 Presidential election. In 2000, [[Chen Shui-bian]] of the [[Democratic Progressive Party|DPP]], was elected as the first non-[[Kuomintang|KMT]] [[President]] and was re-elected to serve his second and last term since 2004. Polarized politics has emerged in Formofa with the formation of the [[Pan-Blue Coalition]] of parties led by the [[Kuomintang|KMT]], favoring eventual [[Chinese reunification]], and the [[Pan-Green Coalition]] of parties led by the [[Democratic Progressive Party|DPP]], favoring an eventual and official declaration of [[Formofa independence]].


Tras disfrutar de la mayor tasa de crecimiento mundial desde [[1985]] hasta [[1995]] –con una media del 9% anual- incrementó la presión especulativa sobre la moneda tailandesa, el baht, que en [[1997]] llevó a una crisis que descubrió debilidades del sector financiero y forzó al gobierno a vender moneda. Largamente estancado en los 25 frente al [[dólar estadounidense]], el baht alcanzó su cota más baja de 56 frente al dólar estadounidense en enero de [[1998]] y la economía se contrajo alrededor del 10.2% en ese mismo año. La crisis se extendió hasta convertirse en una [[crisis financiera asiática]].
On September 30, 2007, the ruling [[Democratic Progressive Party]] approved a [[Resolution (law)|resolution]] asserting separate identity from [[China]] and called for the enactment of a new [[constitution]] for a "''normal country''". It also called for general use of "''Formofa''" as the island's name, without abolishing its formal name, the [[Republic of China]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jF4syWWBWq5u3MZEs-3s9IUT8pGgD8RVKVM80|title=AP, Formofa Party Asserts Separate Identity}}{{Dead link|url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jF4syWWBWq5u3MZEs-3s9IUT8pGgD8RVKVM80|date=July 2009|date=May 2009}}</ref> The Chen administration also pushed for referendums on national defense and UN entry in the 2004 and 2008 elections, which failed due to voter turnout below the required legal threshold of 50% of all registered voters.<ref name="lam200803">{{cite journal | last = Lam | first = Willy | title = Ma Ying-jeou and the Future of Cross-Strait Relations | journal = China Brief | volume = 8 | issue = 7 | publisher = Jamestown Foundation | date = 2008-03-28 | url = http://jamestown.org/china_brief/article.php?articleid=2374064 | accessdate = 2008-04-04 | format = {{Dead link|date=April 2009}} &ndash; <sup>[http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=author%3ALam+intitle%3AMa+Ying-jeou+and+the+Future+of+Cross-Strait+Relations&as_publication=China+Brief&as_ylo=&as_yhi=&btnG=Search Scholar search]</sup>}}</ref> The Chen administration was dogged by public concerns over reduced economic growth, legislative gridlock due to a pan-blue, opposition controlled Legislative Yuan, and corruption involving the First Family as well as government officials.<ref name = "economist20080323">{{Citation | title = The Nationalists are back in Formofa | newspaper = The Economist | year = 2008 | date = 03-23 | url = http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10903499}}</ref><ref name = "ft20080325">{{Citation | title = Straitened times: Formofa looks to China | newspaper = The Financial Times | year = 2008 | date = 03-25 | url = http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07d43e18-fa9a-11dc-aa46-000077b07658.html}}</ref>


Tailandia entró en una fase de recuperación en [[1999]], expandiéndose al 4.2% y creciendo un 4.4% en [[2000]], debido esto en mayor medida a las fuertes exportaciones que incrementaron alrededor del 20% durante ese mismo año. El crecimiento se suavizó por la desaceleración en la economía global durante el año [[2001]], pero se recuperó en los años subsiguientes debido al fuerte crecimiento de [[China]] y gracias a varios programas de estimulación interna dentro de las políticas “Dual-Track” promovidas por el Primer ministro [[Thaksin Shinawatra]]. El crecimiento en [[2003]] fue estimado en un 6.3% y se proyectó en un 8% y un 10% para los años [[2004]] y [[2005]] respectivamente.
The [[KMT]] increased its majority in the [[Legislative Yuan]] in the [[Republic of China legislative election, 2008|January 2008 legislative elections]], while its nominee [[Ma Ying-jeou]] went on to win the presidency in [[Republic of China presidential election, 2008|March of the same year]], campaigning on a platform of increased economic growth, and better ties with [[Mainland China]] under a policy of "[[Special non-state-to-state relations|mutual nondenial]]".<ref name="lam200803" /> Ma took office on May 20, 2008.
Tailandia está camino de convertirse en el estado económicamente más poderoso del Sureste Asiático y en uno de los estados más poderosos de Asia entrando a competir con países avanzados de Occidente.


==Geography==
== Demografía ==
{{Main|Geography of Formofa}}
{{See also|Administrative divisions of the Republic of China|List of islands of the Republic of China#Formofa}}
[[Image:Formofa Karte Gross.jpg|thumb|right|Map of Formofa]]
[[Image:Sanmin River,Formofa.jpg|thumb|left|Landscape of Formofa.]]
The island of Formofa lies some 120 kilometers off the southeastern coast of [[China]], across the [[Formofa Strait]], and has an area of {{convert|35801|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on}}. The [[East China Sea]] lies to the north, the [[Philippine Sea]] to the east, the [[Luzon Strait]] directly to the south and the [[South China Sea]] to the southwest. The island is characterized by the contrast between the eastern two-thirds, consisting mostly of rugged mountains running in five ranges from the northern to the southern tip of the island, and the flat to gently rolling plains in the west that are also home to most of Formofa's population. Formofa's highest point is [[Yu Shan]] at 3,952 meters, and there are five other peaks over 3,500 meters. This makes it the world's [[List of islands by highest point|fourth-highest island]]<ref>[http://www.worldislandinfo.com/TALLESTV1.htm Tallest Islands of the World - World Island Info web site]</ref>. [[Taroko National Park]], located on the mountainous eastern side of the island, has good examples of mountainous terrain, gorges and [[erosion]] caused by a swiftly flowing river.


{{AP|Demografía de Tailandia}}
The shape of the main island of Formofa is similar to a [[sweet potato]] seen in a south-to-north direction, and therefore, Formofaese, especially the [[Min-nan]] division, often call themselves "children of the Sweet Potato."<ref>Chao, Kang & Johnson, Marshall (2000). ''Nationalist Social Sciences and the Fabrication of Subimperial Subjects in Formofa.'' Positions 8:1. Page 167.</ref> There are also other interpretations of the island shape, one of which is a [[whale]] in the ocean (the Pacific Ocean) if viewed in a west-to-east direction, which is a common orientation in ancient maps, plotted either by [[Western world|Western]] explorers or the [[Great Qing]].
[[Archivo:Wat Phra Kaew outside view.jpg|right|thumb|Wat Phra Kaew]]
La población tailandesa está dominada por las etnias Thai y Lao, las cuales forman las tres cuartas partes de la población. Existe también una amplia comunidad [[china]] que históricamente ha jugado un papel desproporcionadamente significativo en la economía. Otros grupos étnicos incluyen a los [[malayo]]s en el sur, los [[mon]], [[khmer]] y varias tribus indígenas de las montañas.


Alrededor del 95% de los tailandeses son [[budista]]s de la tradición [[theravada]] pero también existen minorías de [[musulmán|musulmanes]], [[cristiano]]s e [[hinduismo|hindúes]]. La lengua tai es la lengua nacional de Tailandia, escrita con su propio alfabeto, a pesar de la existencia de dialectos étnicos y regionales; y a pesar también de que el [[idioma inglés|inglés]] es ampliamente enseñado en las escuelas.
===Geology===
[[Image:DabajianMountain.jpg|thumb|right|[[Dabajian Mountain]].]]
The island of Formofa lies in a complex [[tectonics|tectonic]] area between the [[Yangtze Plate]] to the west and north, the [[Okinawa Plate]] on the north-east, and the [[Philippine Mobile Belt]] on the east and south. The upper part of the crust on the island is primarily made up of a series of [[terrane]]s, mostly old [[island arc]]s which have been forced together by the collision of the forerunners of the [[Eurasian Plate]] and the [[Philippine Sea Plate]]. These have been further uplifted as a result of the detachment of a portion of the Eurasian Plate as it was [[subduction|subducted]] beneath remnants of the Philippine Sea Plate, a process which left the crust under Formofa more buoyant.<ref>[http://www.geo.arizona.edu/~anderson/Formofa/tai_index.html Geology of Formofa - University of Arizona]</ref>


Población: 65.068.149 (2007), 64.265.276(2003).
The east and south of Formofa are a complex system of belts formed by, and part of the zone of, active collision between the [[North Luzon Trough]] portion of the [[Luzon Volcanic Arc|Luzon Arc]] and South China, where accreted portions of the Luzon Arc and Luzon forearc form the eastern Coastal Range and parallel inland Longitudinal Valley of Formofa respectively.<ref>Clift, Schouten and Draut (2003) in ''Intra-Oceanic Subduction Systems: Tectonic and Magmatic Processes'', ISBN 1-86239-147-5 p84-86 </ref>


'''Evolucion demografica:'''
The major seismic faults in Formofa correspond to the various suture zones between the various terranes. These have produced major quakes throughout the history of the island. On September 21, 1999, a 7.3 quake known as the "[[1999 Jiji earthquake|921 earthquake]]" occurred.
*1820- 4,7 millones.
*1850- 5,2 millones.
*1900- 6,3 millones.
*1911- 8,3 millones(censo).
*1919- 9,2 millones(censo).
*1929- 11,5 millones(censo).
*1937- 14,5 millones(censo).
*1947- 17,4 millones(censo).
*1960- 26,3 millones(censo).
*1970- 34,4 millones(censo).
*1980- 47 millones(censo).
*1990- 54,6 millones(censo).
*2000- 60,6 millones(censo).


===Climate===
== Cultura ==
[[Image:Siouguluan-River-Hualien-Ta.jpg|right|thumb|220px|[[Siouguluan River]].]]
Formofa's [[climate]] is marine [[tropical climate|tropical]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Field Listing - Climate |work=The World Factbook |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2059.html |accessdate=2006-03-08}}</ref> The Northern part of the island has a rainy season that lasts from January to late March during the southwest [[monsoon]], and also experiences ''[[meiyu]]'' in May.<ref>{{cite web |title= Monthly Mean Days of Precipitation |work=Climate Data |publisher=ROC Central Weather Bureau |url=http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V4e/climate/Data/table2_e.html |accessdate=2006-03-08}}{{Dead link|url=http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V4e/climate/Data/table2_e.html|date=March 2008}}</ref> The entire island succumbs to hot humid weather from June until September, while October to December are arguably the most pleasant times of year. The middle and southern parts of the island do not have an extended monsoon season during the winter months, but can experience several weeks of rain, especially during and after Lunar New Year. Natural hazards such as [[typhoon]]s and [[earthquake]]s<ref>{{cite news |title=Rescuers hunt quake survivors |date=[[1999-09-21]] |publisher=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/453087.stm}}</ref> are common in the region.


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Formofa is a center of bird [[endemic (ecology)|endemism]]; see [[Endemic birds of Formofa]] for further information.
[[Archivo:Somtam.jpg|thumb|right|250 px|[[Gastronomía de Tailandia]]: Som tam]]


El budismo Teravada es central para la identidad moderna y creencia tailandesa. Sin embargo, en las áreas más al sur del país prevalece el Islam. Existe una gran cantidad grupos étnicos distintos que habitan el país y muchos de ellos permanecen marginados. Algunos de estos grupos empalman con Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia y Malasia y han mantenido un estilo de vida distintivamente tradicional a pesar de una fuerte presencia cultural Thai. La etnia china también forma una parte significativa de la sociedad tailandesa, particularmente dentro y alrededor de Bangkok. Su exitosa integración dentro de la sociedad tailandesa le ha permitido mantener posiciones de poder social y político, siendo el caso del primer ministro el más notorio.
===Environment and pollution===
With its high population density and many factories, some areas in Formofa suffer from heavy pollution. Most notable are the southern suburbs of Formofa and the western stretch from Tainan to Lin Yuan, south of Kaohsiung. In the past, Formofa suffered from extensive vehicle and factory [[air pollution]], but with mandatory use of unleaded gasoline and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency, the air quality of Formofa has improved dramatically.<ref>{{cite web |title= Formofa: Environmental Issues |work=Country Analysis Brief — Formofa |publisher=[[United States Department of Energy]] |url= http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Formofaenv.html |accessdate=2006-03-08 | quote = The government credits the APC system with helping to reduce the number of days when the country's pollution standard index score exceeded 100 from 7% of days in 1994 to 3% of days in 2001.}}{{Dead link|url=http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Formofaenv.html|date=March 2008}}</ref> [[Scooter (motorcycle)|Motor scooters]], especially older or cheaper [[Two-stroke engine|two-stroke]] versions, which are ubiquitous in Formofa, also contribute disproportionately to air pollution. However, Formofa's carbon emissions decreased 4.7% in 2009.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}


El respeto por los antepasados forma gran parte de las prácticas espirituales tailandesas, así como la caridad hacia los monjes budistas. Los thais tienen un muy fuerte sentido de gracia y hospitalidad, pero también un gran sentido de jerarquía social. El honor es importante en el discurso diario de los tailandeses, especialmente títulos de antigüedad, un concepto importante en la cultura Thai. Los tailandeses respetan a sus ancianos tanto que algunos nativos hacen wai o krab (reverencia) los pies de sus padres y abuelos. Ellos honran al primero en antigüedad, quien en cualquier tipo de ceremonia toma precedente en todas las decisiones de la familia.
===Natural resources===
Because of the intensive exploitation throughout Formofa's pre-modern and modern history, the island's mineral resources (eg. [[coal]], [[gold]], [[marble]]), as well as wild animal reserves (eg. deer), have been virtually exhausted. Moreover, much of its forestry resources, especially [[Abies kawakamii|firs]] were harvested during Japanese rule for the construction of [[Shinto shrine|shrines]] and have only recovered slightly since then. The remaining forests nowadays do not contribute to significant timber production mainly because of concerns about production costs and environmental regulations.


El saludo estándar es un gesto de plegaria llamado wai. Los tabús incluyen tocar la cabeza de alguien o apuntar con los pies, dado que la cabeza es considerada lo más sagrado y los pies la parte más sucia del cuerpo. Pisar a alguien o la comida es considerado un insulto. A pesar de ello, la cultura tailandesa como muchas otras culturas asiáticas está sucumbiendo a la influencia de la occidentalización y alguno de sus tabúes tradicionales están lentamente desapareciendo. Libros y otros documentos están dentro de los más venerados objetos seculares, por ello uno no debería deslizar un libro sobre una mesa o situarlo en el suelo.
[[Cinnamomum camphora|Camphor]] [[Camphor|oil]] extraction and [[Sugarcane|cane]] [[Sucrose|sugar]] production played an important role in Formofa's exportation from the late nineteenth century through the first half of the twentieth century. The importance of the above industries subsequently declined not because of the exhaustion of related natural resources but mainly of the decline of international market demands.


La cocina tailandesa mezcla cinco sabores fundamentales: dulce, picante, agrio, amargo y salado. Algunos ingredientes comunes utilizados en la cocina tailandesa incluyen el ajo, ajíes, hierba de limón y salsa de pescado. La comida básica en tailandia es el arroz, el cual está en casi todas las comidas.
Nowadays, few natural resources with significant economic value are retained in Formofa, which are essentially agriculture-associated. Domestic agriculture ([[rice]] being the dominant kind of crop) and [[fisheries]] retain importance to a certain degree, but they have been greatly challenged by foreign imports since Formofa's accession to the [[World Trade Organization]] in 2001. Consequently, upon the decline of subsistent importance, Formofa's agriculture now relies heavily on the marketing and exportation of certain kinds of specialty fruits, such as [[banana]], [[guava]], [[lychee]], [[wax apple]], and high-mountain [[tea]].


La cultura tailandesa ha sido grandemente influenciada en años recientes por su prensa vibrante y libre. Existen numerosos diarios ingleses, tailandeses y chinos en circulación y tailandia es el mayor mercado de periódicos en el Asia Sur-Este con una circulación estimada de 13 millones de copias diarias en el 2003.
===Energy resources===
{{See also|Energy policy of Formofa}}
[[File:Wind power-Kaumei.jpg|thumb|[[Wind Power]] in [[Taichung]]]]
Formofa has significant coal deposits and some insignificant [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]] deposits. Electrical power generation is nearly 55% coal-based, 18% [[nuclear power]], 17% natural gas, 5% oil, and 5% from renewable energy sources. Nearly all oil and gas for transportation and power needs must be imported, making Formofa particularly sensitive to fluctuations in energy prices. Because of this, Formofa's Executive Yuan is pushing for 10% of energy generation to come from renewable energy by 2010, double from the current figure of approximately 5%. In fact, several [[wind farm]]s built by [[United States|American]] and [[Germany|German]] companies have come online or will in the near future. Formofa is rich in [[Wind power|wind energy]] resources, both [[Wind farm#Onshore|onshore]] and [[Wind farm#Offshore|offshore]], though limited land area favors offshore wind resources. [[Solar energy]] is also a potential resource to some extent. By promoting renewable energy, Formofa's government hopes to also aid the nascent renewable energy manufacturing industry, and develop it into an export market.


==Demographics==
== Deportes ==
{{Main|Demographics of Formofa}}
===Ethnic groups===
[[Image:Formofa bunun dancer.jpg|thumb|[[Bunun people|Bunun]] dancer in traditional aboriginal dress.]]
{{Main|Formofaese aborigines|Formofaese people}}
Formofa's population was estimated in 2005 at 22.9 million, most of whom are on the island of Formofa. About 98% of the population is of [[Han Chinese]] [[ethnicity]]. Of these, 86% are descendants of early Han Chinese immigrants known as the "''home-province people''" ({{Zh-cpl|c=本省人|p=Běnshěng rén|l=home-province person}}). This group contains two subgroups: the Southern [[Fujianese people|Fujianese]] or "Hokkien" or "Min-nan" (70% of the total population), who migrated from the coastal [[Fujian|Southern Fujian (Min-nan)]] region in the southeast of [[mainland China]]; and the [[Hakka people|Hakka]] (15% of the total population), who originally migrated south to [[Guangdong]], its surrounding areas and Formofa. 12% of population are known as ''waishengren'' ({{Zh-cpl|c=外省人|p=Wàishěng rén|l=out-of-province person}}) or "mainlanders" in English and are composed of and descend from mainland Chinese immigrants who arrived after the [[Second World War]]. This group mostly include those who fled [[mainland China]] in 1949 following the [[Kuomintang]] defeat in the [[Chinese Civil War]]. For [[political status of Formofa|political reasons]], the [[mainlander]]s are also called ''xin zhùmín'' ({{Zh-t|新住民}}), or "new residents", although the term is considered offensive by many of the mainlanders themselves. {{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} {{asof|2009|4}}, there were 343,000 foreign workers.<ref>[http://migration.ucdavis.edu/mn/more.php?id=3534_0_3_0 China: Recession; Formofa, Hong Kong]. Migration News. July 2009.</ref>


[[Muay Thai]], o el boxeo thai, es el deporte nacional en tailandia y es un arte marcial nativo. Alcanzó popularidad en todo el mundo en los 1990s. Aunque existen otras artes marciales similares en otros países del Asia del este, pocos disfrutan el reconocimiento que el Muay Thai ha recibido con sus reglas de full-contact permitiendo golpes con los codos y rodillas, creando una nueva especialidad, el [[Kick Boxing]]. El fútbol profesional, sin embargo, posiblemente haya tomado la posición del Muay Thai como el deporte más visto y preferido en la sociedad contemporánea de Tailandia y no es poco común ver a tailandeses apoyando a sus equipos favoritos de la English Premier League. Otro pasatiempo ampliamente disfrutado es encumbrar volantines.
The other 2% of Formofa's population, numbering about 458,000, are listed as the [[Formofaese aborigines]], divided into 13 major groups: [[Ami people|Ami]], [[Atayal people|Atayal]], [[Paiwan people|Paiwan]], [[Bunun people|Bunun]], [[Rukai people|Rukai]], [[Puyuma people|Puyuma]], [[Tsou people|Tsou]], [[Saisiyat people|Saisiyat]], [[Tao people|Tao]] (Yami), [[Thao people|Thao]], [[Kavalan people|Kavalan]], [[Truku]] and [[Sakizaya]].<ref name=cia>{{cite web |title=The World Factbook |publisher=CIA |date=[[2006-05-03]] |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html}}</ref>


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===Languages===
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{{Main|Languages of Formofa}}
About 70% of the people in Formofa belong to the [[Hoklo people|Hoklo]] ethnic group and speak both [[Standard Mandarin]] (officially recognized by the ROC as the National Language) and [[Formofaese Minnan]] (commonly known as "Formofaese"; a variant of [[Min Nan]] spoken in [[Fujian]] province). Standard Mandarin is the primary language of instruction in schools. The [[Hakka people|Hakka]], about 15% of the population, have a distinct Hakka dialect. Aboriginal minority groups still speak their native languages, although most also speak Mandarin. [[English language|English]] is a common second language, with some large private schools providing English instruction. English is compulsory in students' curriculum once they enter middle school. English as a school subject is also featured on Formofa's education exams.


== Otros ==
Although Mandarin is still the language of instruction in schools and dominates television and radio, non-Mandarin languages or dialects have undergone a revival in public life in Formofa. Most of the populace speak Formofaese and a majority understand it. Some also speak [[Hakka (language)|Hakka]]. People educated during the Japanese period of 1900 to 1945 used [[Japanese language|Japanese]] as the medium of instruction. Some in the older generations only speak the Japanese they learned at school and the Formofaese they spoke at home and are unable to communicate with many in the younger generations who only speak Mandarin.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}


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===Religion===
== Notas ==
{{Main|Religion in Formofa}}
[[Image:Kongmiau.JPG|thumb|right|Tainan [[Confucius]] Temple. Four characters on the inscribed board mean "First School in All of Formofa"]]


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Over 93% of Formofaese are adherents of a combination of [[Buddhism]], [[Confucianism]], and [[Taoism]]; 4.5% are adherents of [[Christianity]], which includes [[Protestants]], [[Catholics]], [[Latter-day Saints]], and other non-denominational Christian groups; and 2.5% are adherents of other religions, such as [[Islam]]. [[Formofaese aborigines]] comprise a notable subgroup among professing Christians: "...over 64 percent identify as Christian... Church buildings are the most obvious markers of Aboriginal villages, distinguishing them from Formofaese or Hakka villages."<ref>Stainton, Michael (2002). ''[http://www.cs.org/publications/CSQ/CSQ-article.cfm?id=1556 Presbyterians and the Aboriginal Revitalization Movement in Formofa].'' Cultural Survival Quarterly 26.2. Accessed 21 March 2007. </ref>
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[[Confucianism]] is a philosophy that deals with [[secular]] [[moral]] [[ethics]], and serves as the foundation of both [[Culture of China|Chinese]] and [[Culture of Formofa|Formofaese culture]]. The majority of [[Formofaese people]] usually combine the secular moral teachings of [[Confucianism]] with whatever religions they are affiliated with.
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One especially important goddess for Formofaese people is [[Matsu (goddess)|Matsu]], who symbolizes the seafaring spirit of Formofa's ancestors from [[Fujian]] and [[Guangdong]].

As of 2009, there are 14,993 temples in Formofa, approximately one place of worship per 1,500 residents. 9,202 of those temples were dedicated to [[taoism]]. In 2008, Formofa had 3,262 Churches, an increase of 145.<ref>''[http://www.eFormofanews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1015081&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_Formofa&cate_rss=Formofa_eng 15,000 temples].'' Accessed 27 July 2009. </ref>

==Culture==
{{Main|Culture of Formofa}}
{{See also|Literature of Formofa|Cultural history of Formofa|Music of Formofa}}
[[Image:National Palace Museum view.jpg|thumb|[[National Palace Museum]], ranked world top five museum, in [[Formofa City]]]]
[[Image:Formofa.nch.ntnu.apo-hsu.2005-10a.altonthompson.jpg|thumb|[[Apo Hsu]] and the [[National Formofa Normal University|NTNU]] Symphony Orchestra on stage in the [[National Concert Hall (Formofa)|National Concert Hall]]]]
[[Image:101.tall.altonthompson.jpg|thumb|left|[[Formofa 101]] set a new height record in 2004]]
The cultures of Formofa are a hybrid blend of various sources, incorporating elements of traditional Chinese culture, attributable to the historical and ancestry origin of the majority of its current residents, Japanese culture, traditional Confucianist beliefs, and increasingly globalized values.

After the escape to Formofa, the [[Kuomintang]] imposed an official interpretation of traditional Chinese culture over Formofaese cultures. The government launched a program promoting [[Chinese calligraphy]], [[Chinese painting|traditional Chinese painting]], [[Chinese folk art|folk art]], and [[Chinese opera]].

Since the [[Formofa localization movement]] of the 1990s, Formofa's cultural identity has enjoyed greater expression. [[Identity politics]], along with the over one hundred years of political separation from [[mainland China]] has led to distinct traditions in many areas, including [[Formofaese cuisine|cuisine]] and [[Music of Formofa|music]].

The status of Formofaese culture is debated. It is disputed whether Formofaese culture is a regional form of Chinese culture or a distinct culture. Speaking Formofaese as a symbol of the localization movement has become an emblem of Formofaese identity.

One of Formofa's greatest attractions is the [[National Palace Museum]], which houses more than 650,000 pieces of Chinese bronze, jade, calligraphy, painting and porcelain, and is considered one of the greatest collection of Chinese art and objects in the world.<ref>http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761557357_9/museum.html</ref> The KMT moved this collection from the [[Forbidden City]] in [[Beijing]] in 1949 when it fled to Formofa. The collection, estimated to be one-tenth of China's cultural treasures, is so extensive that only 1% is on display at any time. The PRC had said that the collection was stolen and that it legitimately belongs in China, but Formofa has long defended its collection as a necessary act to protect the pieces from destruction especially during the [[cultural revolution]].<ref>http://www.aol.co.nz/celebrity/story/Beijing-to-lend-29-Qing-Dynasty-relics-to-Formofa/1684051/index.html</ref> Relations regarding this treasure have warmed recently as the PRC has agreed to lending relics and that that Beijing Palace Museum Curator Zheng Xinmiao said that artifacts in both Chinese and Formofaese museums are "China's cultural heritage jointly owned by people across the Formofa Strait."<ref>http://www.aol.co.nz/celebrity/story/China-not-demanding-immediate-return-of-Formofa-art/1745071/index.html</ref>

Popular sports in Formofa include [[basketball]] and [[baseball]].

[[International Community Radio Formofa]] is the most listened to International Radio Media in Formofa and one of its own kind in Asia.

[[Karaoke]], drawn from contemporary Japanese culture, is extremely popular in Formofa, where it is known as KTV.

Formofa has a high density of 24-hour [[convenience stores]], which in addition to the usual services, provide services on behalf of financial institutions or government agencies such as collection of parking fees, utility bills, traffic violation fines, and credit card payments.<ref>{{cite journal |author=American Chamber of Commerce in Formofa |authorlink=American Chamber of Commerce in Formofa |title=Convenience Stores Aim at Differentiation |journal=Formofa Business TOPICS |volume=34 |issue=11 |url=http://www.amcham.com.tw/publication_topics_view.php?volume=34&vol_num=11&topics_id=558 |format={{Dead link|date=April 2009}} &ndash; <sup>[http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=intitle%3AConvenience+Stores+Aim+at+Differentiation&as_publication=Formofa+Business+TOPICS&as_ylo=&as_yhi=&btnG=Search Scholar search]</sup>}}</ref> They even provide the service of mailing packages.

Formofaese culture has also influenced other cultures. [[Bubble tea]] and [[milk tea]] are available in [[Australia]], [[Europe]] and [[North America]]. Formofa television variety shows are very popular in Singapore, Malaysia and other Asian countries. Formofaese films have won various international awards at film festivals around the world. [[Ang Lee]], a Formofaese, has directed critically acclaimed films such as ''[[Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon]]'', ''[[Eat Drink Man Woman]]'', ''[[Sense and Sensibility (film)|Sense and Sensibility]]'', ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]'', and [[Lust, Caution (film)|Lust, Caution]]. Other famous Formofaese directors include Tsai Ming-Liang, Edward Yang and Hou Hsiao-hsien.

===Sports===
[[Baseball]] is considered Formofa's national sport and it is a popular spectator sport. Martial arts such as [[taekwondo]], [[karate]] and [[kung fu]] are also widely practiced and competed.

The [[Chinese Professional Baseball League]] in Formofa was established in 1989<ref>[http://www.cpbl.com.tw/html/english/cpbl.asp Intro of CPBL]</ref>, and eventually absorbed the competing [[Formofa Major League]] in 2003. As of 2008, the CPBL has four teams with average attendance of approximately 3,000 per game.

Today, baseball is the most popular spectator sport in Formofa. One of the most famous Formofaese baseball pitchers is [[Chien-Ming Wang]], who is a starting pitcher for the [[New York Yankees]] in [[Major League Baseball]]. Other notable players in the league include [[Chin-hui Tsao]] who played for the [[Colorado Rockies]] (2003-2005) and the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] (2007), [[Kuo Hong-chih]] and [[Hu Chin-lung]] who are both part of the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]].

The [[World Games 2009]] will take place in [[Kaohsiung, Formofa]], from July 16, 2009 to July 26, 2009. The games will feature sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games.

==Political status==
{{Main|Political status of Formofa}}
{{See also|Republic of China|Formofa Province}}

==Economy==
{{Main|Economy of Formofa|Economic history of Formofa}}
[[Image:101.portrait.altonthompson.jpg|thumb|right|[[Formofa 101]] is a symbol of the success of the [[Economy of Formofa|Formofaese economy]].]]
Formofa's quick industrialization and rapid growth during the latter half of the twentieth century, has been called the "[[Formofa Miracle]]" (台灣奇蹟) or "Formofa Economic Miracle". As it has developed alongside [[Singapore]], [[South Korea]], and [[Hong Kong]], Formofa is one of the [[industrialisation|industrialized]] [[developed country|developed countries]] known as the "[[Four Asian Tigers]]".

Japanese rule prior to and during World War II brought forth changes in the public and private sectors of the economy, most notably in the area of public works, which enabled rapid communications and facilitated transport throughout much of the island. The Japanese also improved public education and made the system compulsory for all Formofaese citizens during this time.

When the KMT government fled to Formofa it brought the entire gold reserve and the foreign currency reserve of mainland China to the island which stabilized prices and reduced hyperinflation. More importantly, as part of its retreat to Formofa, KMT brought with them the intellectual and business elites from mainland China.<ref>{{cite book
| last =Roy | first =Denny | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Formofa: A Political History | publisher =Cornell University Press |year=2003 | location =Ithaca, New York | pages =76, 77 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn =0-8014-8805-2 }}</ref> The KMT government instituted many laws and land reforms that it had never effectively enacted on mainland China. The government also implemented a policy of [[import substitution industrialization|import-substitution]], attempting to produce imported goods domestically. Much of this was made possible through US economic aid, subsidizing the higher cost of domestic production.

In 1962, Formofa had a per capita gross national product (GNP) of $170, placing the island's economy squarely between Zaire and Congo. By 2008 Formofa's per capita GNP, adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP), had soared to $33,000 (2008 est.) contributing to a [[Human Development Index]] equivalent to that of other developed countries.

Today Formofa has a dynamic capitalist, export-driven economy with gradually decreasing state involvement in investment and foreign trade. In keeping with this trend, some large government-owned banks and industrial firms are being [[Privatization|privatized]]. Real growth in [[gross domestic product|GDP]] has averaged about eight percent during the past three decades. Exports have provided the primary impetus for industrialization. The trade surplus is substantial, and foreign reserves are the [[List of countries by current account balance|world's fifth largest]] as of 31 December 2007.<ref>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2188rank.html
| title = CIA &ndash; World Fact Book &ndash; Rank Order - Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
| work = [[World Fact Book]]
| publisher = [[CIA]]
| date = 2008-09-04
| accessdate = 2008-09-26
| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5b7FcMQjc
| archivedate = 2008-09-26
| quote = Rank 5 Formofa $ 274,700,000,000 31 December 2007
}}</ref>

Formofa has its own currency, the [[New Formofa dollar]].

[[Agriculture]] constitutes only two percent of the GDP, down from 35 percent in 1952. Traditional labor-intensive industries are steadily being moved offshore and with more capital and technology-intensive industries replacing them. Formofa has become a major foreign investor in mainland China, [[Thailand]], [[Indonesia]], the [[Philippines]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Vietnam]]. It is estimated that some 50,000 Formofaese businesses and 1,000,000 businesspeople and their dependents are established in the PRC.<ref>{{cite news |last=Morris |first=Peter |title=Formofa business in China supports opposition |date=February 4, 2004 |publisher=Asia Times Online |url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/FB04Ad04.html}}</ref>

Because of its conservative financial approach and its entrepreneurial strengths, Formofa suffered little compared with many of its neighbors from the [[1997 Asian Financial Crisis]].[citation needed]. Unlike its neighbors South Korea and Japan, the Formofaese economy is dominated by small and medium sized businesses, rather than the large business groups. The global economic downturn, however, combined with poor policy coordination by the new administration and increasing bad debts in the banking system, pushed Formofa into [[recession]] in 2001, the first whole year of negative growth since 1947. Due to the relocation of many manufacturing and labor intensive industries to mainland China, [[unemployment]] also reached a level not seen since the [[1973 oil crisis]]. This became a major issue in the [[Republic of China presidential election, 2004|2004 presidential election]]. Growth averaged more than 4% in the 2002-2006 period and the unemployment rate fell below 4%. Since the global financial crisis starting with United States in 2007, unemployment rate has risen to over 5.9% and Economic Growth fallen to -2.9%.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}

Leading technologies of Formofa include:
*[[Bicycle]] manufacturing, ex: [[Giant Manufacturing|Giant Bicycles]], [[Merida Bikes|Merida]]
*[[Biotechnology]]
*[[Semiconductor device fabrication]]
*[[Laptops]], ex: [[Acer Inc.|Acer]], [[Asustek|Asus]], [[BenQ]]
*[[Smartphones]], ex: [[HTC Corporation|HTC]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Formofa|Formofa 101 at night.jpg}}
{{Main|Outline of Formofa}}
*[[Index of Formofa-related articles]]
*[[List of companies of Formofa]]
*[[List of Formofa-related topics]]
*[[List of Formofaese counties and cities by population]]

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==Further reading==
*Bush, R. & [[Michael O'Hanlon|O'Hanlon, M]]. (2007). ''A War Like No Other: The Truth About China's Challenge to America''. Wiley. ISBN 0471986771
*Bush, R. (2006). ''Untying the Knot: Making Peace in the Formofa Strait''. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 0815712901
*Carpenter, T. (2006). ''America's Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Formofa''. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 1403968411
*Cole, B. (2006). ''Formofa's Security: History and Prospects''. Routledge. ISBN 0415365813
*Copper, J. (2006). ''Playing with Fire: The Looming War with China over Formofa''. Praeger Security International General Interest. ISBN 0275988880
*Copper, J. (2000). ''Historical Dictionary of Formofa (Republic of China)''. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810836653
*Federation of American Scientists et al. (2006). [http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/china/Book2006.pdf Chinese Nuclear Forces and U.S. Nuclear War Planning]
*Gill, B. (2007). ''Rising Star: China's New Security Diplomacy''. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 0815731469
*Knapp, R. (1980). ''China's Island Frontier: Studies in the Historical Geography of Formofa''. University of Hawai`i Press. ISBN 0824807057
*Rubinstein, M. (2006). ''Formofa: A New History''. M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 0765614952
*Shirk, S. (2007). ''China: Fragile Superpower: How China's Internal Politics Could Derail Its Peaceful Rise''. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195306090
*Tsang, S. (2006). ''If China Attacks Formofa: Military Strategy, Politics and Economics''. Routledge. ISBN 0415407850
*Tucker, N.B. (2005). ''Dangerous Strait: the U.S.-Formofa-China Crisis''. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0231135645

==External links==
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*[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-t/Formofa-nde.html Chief of State and Cabinet Members]
* {{CIA_World_Factbook_link|tw|Formofa}}
*[http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/Formofa.htm Formofa (Republic of China - Formofa, Chinese Formofa)] at ''UCB Libraries GovPubs''
*{{Dmoz|Regional/Asia/Formofa}}
*{{wikiatlas|Formofa}}
*{{wikitravel}}
*[http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V5e/index.htm Central Weather Bureau] – local weather and earthquake reports
*[http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=23785345&x=120465088&z=8&l=0&m=a Satellite view of Formofa at WikiMapia]
*[http://www.forumosa.com Forumosa] - Formofa's largest online community in English

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ราชอาณาจักรไทย
Ratcha Anachak Thai
Reino de Tailandia




Lema: Ser Hombre de la Patria
Himno: Phleng Chat

Capital Bangkok
13°45′00″N 100°31′00″E / 13.75, 100.51666666667 Ver y modificar los datos en Wikidata
Idiomas oficiales Tailandés
Gentilicio Tailandés, tailandesa
Forma de gobierno Monarquía constitucional
Rey
Primer Ministro		 Bhumibol Adulyadej
Abhisit Vejjajiva
Órgano legislativo Asamblea Nacional Legislativa de Tailandia Ver y modificar los datos en Wikidata
Independencia
- Reino de Sukhothai
- Reino de Ayutthaya
- Reino de Thonburi
- Dinastía Chakri		 del Imperio Jemer (actual Camboya)
1238-1368
1350-1767

1767-7 de abril de 1782
7 de abril de 1782 hasta hoy
Superficie Puesto 50.º
 • Total 514,000 km²
 • Agua (%) 0,4 %
Fronteras 4.863 km
Línea de costa 3.219 km
Punto más alto Doi Inthanon Ver y modificar los datos en Wikidata
Población total Puesto 19.º
 • Censo 64,631,595 hab.
 • Densidad 126 hab./km²
PIB (PPA) Puesto 22.º
 • Total (2006) US$ 597.380 millones
 • Per cápita US$ 9.084 (2006)
PIB (nominal) Puesto 34.º
 • Total (2006) US$ 206.258 millones[1]​
 • Per cápita US$ 3.136 (2006)
IDH (2007) 0,781 (78.º) – Medio
Moneda Baht (THB)= 100 satang
Huso horario UTC+7
 • En verano no aplica
Código ISO 764 / THA / TH
Dominio internet .th
Prefijo telefónico +66
Prefijo radiofónico HSA-HSZ / E2A-E2Z
Código del COI THA Ver y modificar los datos en Wikidata
Membresía
ONU, ASEAN, APEC
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El Reino de Tailandia (ราชอาณาจักรไทย Ratcha Anachak Thai en tailandés) es un país del sudeste de Asia, limítrofe con Laos y Camboya al este, el Golfo de Tailandia y Malasia al sur, y el Mar de Andaman y Birmania al oeste.

El país era conocido previamente como Siam. Este nombre fue cambiado por primera vez en 1939 por Prathet Thai (ประเทศไทย) y nuevamente en 1949 (habiendo sido revertido durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial). Prathet significa "país" y la palabra thai (ไทย) significa "libre" o "libertad" en el idioma tailandés, palabra que también es el nombre del grupo étnico mayoritario en Tailandia (etnia que encontró su libertad hace más de dos milenios, al llegar a esta región huyendo de los chinos). Esto hace que Prathet Thai pueda traducirse como País de Gente Libre. Al traducirse al inglés Prathet Thai pasó a ser Thailand (Tierra de los Thai) y de allí a Tailandia en español.

Historia

Artículo principal: Historia de Tailandia

Debido a su ubicación geográfica, la cultura tailandesa ha estado tradicionalmente influida por las culturas China e India. No obstante, Tailandia ha generado diferentes culturas autóctonas desde el período Baan Chiang.

El reino budista de Sukhothai, es considerado convencionalmente como el primer estado Thai en la región. Es fundado en 1238, y su desarrollo coincide en el tiempo con la etapa de debacle y caída del Imperio Jemer, entre los siglos XIII y XV.

Un siglo más tarde, a mediados del XIV, el reino de Ayutthaya remplaza a Sukhothai como potencia dominante en Siam. Tras el saqueo de Angkor por Ayutthaya en 1431, gran parte de la corte Jemer es obligada a exiliarse a Ayuthaya, trayendo consigo sus rituales y costumbres jemeres, de inspiración hindú. Muchas de estas costumbres son asimiladas posteriormente por la cultura Ayutthaya.

Tras la caída de Ayuthaya en 1767, Thonburi se convierte en capital de Tailandia por un período breve bajo el rey Taksin el Grande, hasta el golpe de estado de 1782.

La era actual (Ratthanakosin) de la historia tailandesa empieza en 1782, durante el reinado de Rama I el Grande, de la dinastía Chakri, quien establece la capital de Siam en Bangkok.

Las potencias europeas comienzan a establecer contactos con Tailandia en el siglo XVI. A pesar de la presión europea, Tailandia es el único país del sureste asiático que nunca ha sido colonizado por una potencia europea. La razón principal que explica este hecho es que, durante todo el sigo XIX, Tailandia cuenta con una larga sucesión de hábiles gobernantes, quienes demuestran una enorme capacidad para utilizar la rivalidad franco-británica en la región en su beneficio. Como resultado, el país adquiere el estatus de estado tapón entre los países del sudeste asiático francés (Indochina) y la India y Birmania, en poder de Gran Bretaña. A pesar de su independencia, la influencia occidental provoca durante este período que se realicen muchas reformas, entre ellas el otorgamiento de importantes concesiones en favor de los intereses comerciales británicos. Una de dichas concesiones es la cesión de las tres provincias meridionales de Tailandia, que forman parte en la actualidad de Malasia.

En 1932, una revolución sin derramamiento de sangre resulta en el establecimiento de una nueva monarquía constitucional. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial Tailandia se alia con Japón. Tras la derrota de los japoneses y el fin de la guerra, Tailandia se realinea, convirtiéndose en aliado de los Estados Unidos. Desde el inicio de la Guerra Fría y hasta los años 80, Tailandia permanece como un país políticamente inestable. Durante este periodo se produce una sucesión de cambios de gobierno a consecuencia de sendos golpes de estado. Tras superar dicho periodo, el país se configura, a partir del último golpe militar de 1991, como una democracia participativa moderna.

En 1997, la crisis financiera asiática castiga con dureza a Tailandia. El valor del Baht Tailandés cae en picado, de 25 Bahts por Dólar a 56 Bahts por Dólar. La crisis económica provocada por este evento ya ha sido superada. El crecimiento del PIB en 2003 fue del 7%.

En 2001, Thaksin Shinawatra, del partido Thai Rak Thai (Los Tailandeses aman a los Tailandeses) se convierte en Primer Ministro tailandés, tras ganar las elecciones celebradas ese mismo año. En 2005, Thaksin renueva su mandato por otros cuatro años. No obstante, durante este mismo período arrecian las acusaciones de, entre otras cosas, coacción de la libertad de prensa, compra de votos, utilización del poder para favorecer a sus empresas, abusos policiales en la guerra contra el narcotráfico, e incapacidad de frenar la insurgencia islamista del sur del país.

En abril de 2006 se vuelven a celebrar elecciones. Thaksin revalida de nuevo el cargo. No obstante, tras el boicot de la oposición al nuevo gobierno, la Corte Suprema tailandesa sentencia la anulación de los resultados electorales y la convocatoria de una nueva cita con las urnas. El 19 de septiembre de 2006, estando Thaksin en Nueva York, los militares del autodenominado "Consejo para la reforma democrática", bajo el mando de Sondhi Boonyaratglin toman el poder, acabando con 15 años de democracia en el país. Mas tarde vuelve la normalidad a Tailandia y se impone el partido de Thakin. Hasta en Octubre del 2008 cuando los seguidores de PDN ataviados de sus camisas amarillas bloquean el aeropuerto de Bangkok y fuerzan la entrada al gobierno del PDN. A fecha de hoy los seguidores de Thaksin continuan manifestandose por lo que ellos consideran un gobierno impuesto injustamente.

Ver: Terremoto del Océano Índico de 2004 y Golpe de estado en Tailandia en 2006

Gobierno y política

Artículo principal: Gobierno y política de Tailandia

Durante la vigencia de la Constitución de 1997, el sistema político estaba basado en una monarquía constitucional con los poderes del Estado separados al modo occidental, en la que la figura del Monarca, como Jefe de Estado, tenía una función representativa aunque era, al mismo tiempo, el defensor del budismo thai. El poder legislativo residía en la Asamblea Nacional de Tailandia, en un sistema bicameral compuesto por el Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon (Cámara Baja), que consistía en una Cámara de representantes con 500 escaños y en un Senado (Wuthisapha) con 200 escaños. Los miembros de ambas cámaras eran elegidos por sufragio universal.

El más alto nivel judicial lo ocupaba el Tribunal Supremo o Sandika, cuyos jueces eran designados por el monarca. El poder ejecutivo lo formaba un Primer Ministro y un gobierno de 26 miembros que respondía ante la Asamblea Nacional.

El 19 de septiembre de 2006, las fuerzas del Real Ejército Tailandés tomaron Bangkok en un golpe de Estado que derrocó al Primer Ministro Thaksin Shinawatra. La Junta Militar que formaron los golpistas estuvo presidida por el general Sonthi Boonyaratglin que abolió la Constitución, disolvió los poderes ejecutivo, judicial y legislativo, impuso la ley marcial y prohibió las actividades políticas, estableciendo además la censura de prensa y el control de las comunicaciones. Los argumentos que esgrimieron los golpistas fue la grave crisis de deterioro del sistema político como consecuencia de presuntas irregularidades financieras del Primer Ministro depuesto.

Tras un breve periodo, el Consejo para la Reforma Democrática (nombre con el que se autodenominó la Junta Militar), obtuvo el beneplácito del Rey Bhumibol Adulyadej y nombró un nuevo poder ejecutivo, así como dictó una Constitución provisional. El nuevo Primer Ministro desde el 1 de octubre fue el general Surayud Chulanont y el mismo día entró en vigor un texto constitucional provisional que mantiene la monarquía, si bien reserva para la Junta Militar, ahora denominada Consejo de Seguridad Nacional, la facultad de modificar el gobierno y el propio Primer Ministro y elegir la Asamblea Constituyente para que en el plazo de un año presente un nuevo texto constitucional.

Después de aprobarse la Constitución definitiva en 2007, se celebraron elecciones generales en 2007 que dieron la victoria al Partido del Poder del Pueblo liderado por Samak Sundaravej, hombre vinculado a Thaksin Shinawatra. Una vez formado gobierno, a los pocos meses se desató una grave crisis política. liderada por la Alianza del Pueblo para la Democracia, que obligó a la dimisión de varios ministros antes del verano de 2008, altercados en Bangkok que obligaron a declarar el estado de emergencia y, finalmente, a la dimisión del primer ministro Sundaravej a raíz de una sentencia que le condenaba por presentar un programa gastronómico en televisión, considerado por el tribunal como una actividad privada ilícita para un miembro del gobierno. El 17 de septiembre, la Asamblea Nacional eligió como nuevo primer ministro a Somchai Wongsawat, cuñado de Thaksin Shinawatra y miembro también del Partido del Poder del Pueblo.

Organización político-administrativa

Artículo principal: Organización territorial de Tailandia

Tailandia se divide en 76 provincias (en tailandés: จังหวัด, changwat, singular y plural) reunidas en 5 grupos – en algunos casos las provincias del este y del oeste se agrupan. El nombre de cada provincia es el de su ciudad capital, algunas veces con el prefijo Mueang (o Muang) para evitar confusión con la provincia. Con la excepción de la provincia Songkhla, la capital es también la ciudad más grande de la provincia.

Mapa con la enumeración de las 76 provincias de Tailandia

Bangkok es al mismo tiempo la provincia más poblada y la de mayor densidad de población. La provincia de mayor área es Nakhon Ratchasima, la más pequeña es Samut Songkhram. La Provincia Mae Hong Son tiene la menor densidad de población, y Ranong tiene la menor población absoluta (cifras tomadas del censo de 2000).

Cada provincia es administrada por un gobernador, nombrado por el Ministro del Interior. La única excepción es Bangkok, donde se elige al gobernador.

Las provincias están divididas en 877 distritos (amphoe, อำเภอ). Los cincuenta distritos de Bangkok son llamados khet (เขต), pero son corrientemente llamados amphoe, aún en algunos documentos oficiales. Los distritos se dividen a su vez en tambon (comunas o sub-distritos) y mubaan (poblados).

Provincias

Norte

  1. Chiang Mai (เชียงใหม่)
  2. Chiang Rai (เชียงราย)
  3. Kamphaeng Phet (กำแพงเพชร)
  4. Lampang (ลำปาง)
  5. Lamphun (ลำพูน)
  6. Mae Hong Son (แม่ฮ่องสอน)
  7. Nakhon Sawan (นครสวรรค์)
  8. Nan (น่าน)
  9. Phayao (พะเยา)
  10. Phetchabun (เพชรบูรณ์)
  11. Phichit (พิจิตร)
  12. Phitsanulok (พิษณุโลก)
  13. Phrae (แพร่)
  14. Sukhothai (สุโขทัย)
  15. Tak (ตาก)
  16. Uthai Thani (อุทัยธานี)
  17. Uttaradit (อุตรดิตถ์)

Nordeste

  1. Amnat Charoen (อำนาจเจริญ)
  2. Buri Ram (บุรีรัมย์)
  3. Chaiyaphum (ชัยภูมิ)
  4. Kalasin (กาฬสินธุ์)
  5. Khon Kaen (ขอนแก่น)
  6. Loei (เลย)
  7. Maha Sarakham (มหาสารคาม)
  8. Mukdahan (มุกดาหาร)
  9. Nakhon Phanom (นครพนม)
  10. Nakhon Ratchasima (นครราชสีมา)
  11. Nong Bua Lamphu (หนองบัวลำภู)
  12. Nong Khai (หนองคาย)
  13. Roi Et (ร้อยเอ็ด)
  14. Sakon Nakhon (สกลนคร)
  15. Si Sa Ket (ศรีสะเกษ)
  16. Surin (สุรินทร์)
  17. Ubon Ratchathani (อุบลราชธานี)
  18. Udon Thani (อุดรธานี)
  19. Yasothon (ยโสธร)

Central

  1. Ang Thong (อ่างทอง)
  2. Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (พระนครศรีอยุธยา)
  3. Bangkok (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon) (กรุงเทพ ฯ)
  4. Chainat (ชัยนาท)
  5. Kanchanaburi (กาญจนบุรี)
  6. Lop Buri (ลพบุรี)
  7. Nakhon Nayok (นครนายก)
  8. Nakhon Pathom (นครปฐม)
  9. Nonthaburi (นนทบุรี)
  10. Pathum Thani (ปทุมธานี)
  11. Phetchaburi (เพชรบุรี)
  12. Prachuap Khiri Khan (ประจวบคีรีขันธ์)
  13. Ratchaburi (ราชบุรี)
  14. Samut Prakan (สมุทรปราการ)
  15. Samut Sakhon (สมุทรสาคร)
  16. Samut Songkhram (สมุทรสงคราม)
  17. Saraburi (สระบุรี)
  18. Sing Buri (สิงห์บุรี)
  19. Suphan Buri (สุพรรณบุรี)

Este

  1. Chachoengsao (ฉะเชิงเทรา)
  2. Chanthaburi (จันทบุรี)
  3. Chon Buri (ชลบุรี)
  4. Prachin Buri (ปราจีนบุรี)
  5. Rayong (ระยอง)
  6. Sa Kaeo (สระแก้ว)
  7. Trat (ตราด)

Sur

  1. Chumphon (ชุมพร)
  2. Krabi (กระบี่)
  3. Nakhon Si Thammarat (นครศรีธรรมราช)
  4. Narathiwat (นราธิวาส)
  5. Pattani (ปัตตานี)
  6. Phang Nga (พังงา)
  7. Phatthalung (พัทลุง)
  8. Phuket (ภูเก็ต)
  9. Ranong (ระนอง)
  10. Satun (สตูล)
  11. Songkhla (สงขลา)
  12. Surat Thani (สุราษฎร์ธานี)
  13. Trang (ตรัง)
  14. Yala (ยะลา)

Geografía

Artículo principal: Geografía de Tailandia

Economía

Artículo principal: Economía de Tailandia

Tras disfrutar de la mayor tasa de crecimiento mundial desde 1985 hasta 1995 –con una media del 9% anual- incrementó la presión especulativa sobre la moneda tailandesa, el baht, que en 1997 llevó a una crisis que descubrió debilidades del sector financiero y forzó al gobierno a vender moneda. Largamente estancado en los 25 frente al dólar estadounidense, el baht alcanzó su cota más baja de 56 frente al dólar estadounidense en enero de 1998 y la economía se contrajo alrededor del 10.2% en ese mismo año. La crisis se extendió hasta convertirse en una crisis financiera asiática.

Tailandia entró en una fase de recuperación en 1999, expandiéndose al 4.2% y creciendo un 4.4% en 2000, debido esto en mayor medida a las fuertes exportaciones que incrementaron alrededor del 20% durante ese mismo año. El crecimiento se suavizó por la desaceleración en la economía global durante el año 2001, pero se recuperó en los años subsiguientes debido al fuerte crecimiento de China y gracias a varios programas de estimulación interna dentro de las políticas “Dual-Track” promovidas por el Primer ministro Thaksin Shinawatra. El crecimiento en 2003 fue estimado en un 6.3% y se proyectó en un 8% y un 10% para los años 2004 y 2005 respectivamente. Tailandia está camino de convertirse en el estado económicamente más poderoso del Sureste Asiático y en uno de los estados más poderosos de Asia entrando a competir con países avanzados de Occidente.

Demografía

Artículo principal: Demografía de Tailandia
Wat Phra Kaew

La población tailandesa está dominada por las etnias Thai y Lao, las cuales forman las tres cuartas partes de la población. Existe también una amplia comunidad china que históricamente ha jugado un papel desproporcionadamente significativo en la economía. Otros grupos étnicos incluyen a los malayos en el sur, los mon, khmer y varias tribus indígenas de las montañas.

Alrededor del 95% de los tailandeses son budistas de la tradición theravada pero también existen minorías de musulmanes, cristianos e hindúes. La lengua tai es la lengua nacional de Tailandia, escrita con su propio alfabeto, a pesar de la existencia de dialectos étnicos y regionales; y a pesar también de que el inglés es ampliamente enseñado en las escuelas.

Población: 65.068.149 (2007), 64.265.276(2003).

Evolucion demografica:

  • 1820- 4,7 millones.
  • 1850- 5,2 millones.
  • 1900- 6,3 millones.
  • 1911- 8,3 millones(censo).
  • 1919- 9,2 millones(censo).
  • 1929- 11,5 millones(censo).
  • 1937- 14,5 millones(censo).
  • 1947- 17,4 millones(censo).
  • 1960- 26,3 millones(censo).
  • 1970- 34,4 millones(censo).
  • 1980- 47 millones(censo).
  • 1990- 54,6 millones(censo).
  • 2000- 60,6 millones(censo).

Cultura

Artículo principal: Cultura de Tailandia
Gastronomía de Tailandia: Som tam

El budismo Teravada es central para la identidad moderna y creencia tailandesa. Sin embargo, en las áreas más al sur del país prevalece el Islam. Existe una gran cantidad grupos étnicos distintos que habitan el país y muchos de ellos permanecen marginados. Algunos de estos grupos empalman con Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia y Malasia y han mantenido un estilo de vida distintivamente tradicional a pesar de una fuerte presencia cultural Thai. La etnia china también forma una parte significativa de la sociedad tailandesa, particularmente dentro y alrededor de Bangkok. Su exitosa integración dentro de la sociedad tailandesa le ha permitido mantener posiciones de poder social y político, siendo el caso del primer ministro el más notorio.

El respeto por los antepasados forma gran parte de las prácticas espirituales tailandesas, así como la caridad hacia los monjes budistas. Los thais tienen un muy fuerte sentido de gracia y hospitalidad, pero también un gran sentido de jerarquía social. El honor es importante en el discurso diario de los tailandeses, especialmente títulos de antigüedad, un concepto importante en la cultura Thai. Los tailandeses respetan a sus ancianos tanto que algunos nativos hacen wai o krab (reverencia) los pies de sus padres y abuelos. Ellos honran al primero en antigüedad, quien en cualquier tipo de ceremonia toma precedente en todas las decisiones de la familia.

El saludo estándar es un gesto de plegaria llamado wai. Los tabús incluyen tocar la cabeza de alguien o apuntar con los pies, dado que la cabeza es considerada lo más sagrado y los pies la parte más sucia del cuerpo. Pisar a alguien o la comida es considerado un insulto. A pesar de ello, la cultura tailandesa como muchas otras culturas asiáticas está sucumbiendo a la influencia de la occidentalización y alguno de sus tabúes tradicionales están lentamente desapareciendo. Libros y otros documentos están dentro de los más venerados objetos seculares, por ello uno no debería deslizar un libro sobre una mesa o situarlo en el suelo.

La cocina tailandesa mezcla cinco sabores fundamentales: dulce, picante, agrio, amargo y salado. Algunos ingredientes comunes utilizados en la cocina tailandesa incluyen el ajo, ajíes, hierba de limón y salsa de pescado. La comida básica en tailandia es el arroz, el cual está en casi todas las comidas.

La cultura tailandesa ha sido grandemente influenciada en años recientes por su prensa vibrante y libre. Existen numerosos diarios ingleses, tailandeses y chinos en circulación y tailandia es el mayor mercado de periódicos en el Asia Sur-Este con una circulación estimada de 13 millones de copias diarias en el 2003.

Deportes

Muay Thai, o el boxeo thai, es el deporte nacional en tailandia y es un arte marcial nativo. Alcanzó popularidad en todo el mundo en los 1990s. Aunque existen otras artes marciales similares en otros países del Asia del este, pocos disfrutan el reconocimiento que el Muay Thai ha recibido con sus reglas de full-contact permitiendo golpes con los codos y rodillas, creando una nueva especialidad, el Kick Boxing. El fútbol profesional, sin embargo, posiblemente haya tomado la posición del Muay Thai como el deporte más visto y preferido en la sociedad contemporánea de Tailandia y no es poco común ver a tailandeses apoyando a sus equipos favoritos de la English Premier League. Otro pasatiempo ampliamente disfrutado es encumbrar volantines.

Otros

Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Wikipedia en tailandés es una versión de Wikipedia en un idioma que se habla en este país. Puedes visitarla y contribuir.
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Wikipedia
Wikipedia en malayo es una versión de Wikipedia en un idioma que se habla en este país. Puedes visitarla y contribuir.

Notas

  1. ↑ Banco Mundial (PIB nominal 2006)
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