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Although the official country name is " Republic of China " and its residents have been taught that their country is " China " and self-references in the educational system, textbooks, and school public announcements refer to students as " we Chinese ..." in the 1980s and 1990s, growing numbers of adults in the 2000s started identifying themselves as " Taiwanese " in the face of hostile Chinese stance and military threat in the 2000s and the Pan-Green Coalition's promotion of Taiwanese identity.
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Although they can sometimes be found on InterCity routes in the continental part of the country.
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Although other countries have points extending north, virtually all of Finland is north of 60 degrees north latitude ; nearly a quarter of the land area and fully one-third of the latitudinal extent of the country lie north of the Arctic Circle.
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