Canton Republic

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Canton Republic
粵華共和國
Canton Flag.png
Flag
Canton Seal.png
National Emblem
Anthem: Father of the Republic Memorial Song
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Capital
and largest city
Guangzhou
Official Languages:
Ethnic groups
  • 99% Han
  • 0.7% Zhuang
  • 0.2% Yao
  • 0.1% Other
Demonym(s)Cantonese
GovernmentUnitary presidential republic
• President
Cai Qi-yue
• Vice President
Liu Yuanfeng
LegislatureLegislative Committee
Establishment
10 October 1911
• Control established by Kuomintang
25 October 1945
• Proclamation of Independence
August 25, 1962
• Treaty of Guangzhou
August 17, 1969
• Current constitution
January 1, 1980
Area
• 
190,530 km2 (73,560 sq mi)
Population
• 2021 estimate
128,934,039
• Density
678.9/km2 (1,758.3/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate
• Total
$1.7 billion
• Per capita
$15,363
Gini (2021)Negative increase 47.0
high
HDI (2021)Increase 0.871
very high (16th)
CurrencyCantonese Dollar ($) ((CD))
Time zone(UTC+8)
Driving sideright
Calling code+89
Internet TLD.cz

Canton, officially the Canton Republic, is a country in East Asia. It lies along the coast in the north of the South China Sea, neighboring the People's Republic of China (PRC) mainly to the north and southwest, Hong Kong to the south and the Republic of China (Taiwan in the northeast. The territory controlled by the Canton Republic consists of the Cantonese mainland as well as the five island territories of the Pingtan Islands, Yangshu Island, Yanglü Island, the Tungshan (Dongshan) Islands, and the Wanshan Islands, which collectively occupy approximately 190,000km² (73,000 square miles). The capital is Guangzhou, where over a tenth of the highly urbanized population is concentrated. Other major cities in the Canton Republic include Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Foshan.