Republic of China (Taiwan) Flag GIF (中華民國國旗)

The waving flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (Animated GIF) (中華民國國旗)

The flag of Taiwan (Chinese: 中華民國國旗) is a red flag with a dark blue canton with twelve rays of the white sun. The same white sun is featured on its dark blue round emblem. In China, the flag is often described as "Blue Sky, White Sun, and Fully Red World" to reflect its characteristics. Also, the twelve rays of the sun represent the twelve months; the blue represents nationalism and freedom; the white, democracy and equality; and the red, the livelihood and fraternity of the people. The height-to-width ratio in the flag is 2:3, and the flag was adopted on May 5, 1921.

The Taiwan flag is waving on a flagpole rising from the globe.

Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), is an East Asian state and an island country located in the western Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Taipei, and its population is about 23.894 million (2022). According to its maritime borders, it borders with Brunei, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

The waving flag of Taiwan with its emblem (unofficial)

The national emblem of Taiwan on a waving white flag

The waving vertical flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (Animated GIF)

COUNTRY PROFILE
Capital:	Taipei
Other major cities:	New Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung
Official languages:	Traditional Chinese, Mandarin
Region:	Eastern Asia
Ethnic groups:	70% Hoklo Han Chinese, 14% Hakka Han Chinese, 14% Mainland Chinese, 2% Others
Religions:	43.8% Folk religions, 21.2% Buddhism, 13.7% Unaffiliated, 5.8% Christianity, 15.5% Other
Nationality name:	Taiwanese
Area:	35,980 km² (13,890 sq mi)
Population:	23.894 million (2022)
Currency:	New Taiwan dollar
Country codes:	TW, TWN (ISO 3166)
Internet Top-Level Domain:	.tw
Calling code:	+886
Flag emoji code:	🇹🇼

Keywords: Flag and emblem of Taiwan (Simplified Chinese: 台湾的国旗和国徽; Traditional Chinese: 台灣的國旗和國徽), GIF (Simplified Chinese: 动图; Traditional Chinese: 動圖)