Canton Republic
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Canton Republic 粵華共和國 | |
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| Anthem: Father of the Republic Memorial Song | |
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| Capital and largest city | Guangzhou |
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| Demonym(s) | Cantonese |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
• President | Cai Qi-yue |
• Vice President | Liu Yuanfeng |
| Legislature | Legislative 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 | $15,363 |
| Gini (2021) |  47.0high |
| HDI (2021) |  0.871very high (16th) |
| Currency | Cantonese Dollar ($) ((CD)) |
| Time zone | (UTC+8) |
| Driving side | right |
| 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.