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== Etymology ==
The name Tauland consists of two parts: ''
Dating from at least 1635, the Chinese name Tayowan (臺灣) is used colloquially by Chinese speakers. The nation may also be referred to poetically as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liuqiu_(medieval) Ljoetsjoe] (琉求), though in modern times the name almost exclusively refers to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryukyu_Islands Ljoetsjoe Archipelago] within Tauland.
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=== Legislature ===
The country has a bicameral legislature known as the
* The lower house known as the House of Citizens (Huis van de Burghers) which is directly elected per popular vote,
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=== Executive ===
Tauland's executive branch is called the
=== Administrative divisions ===
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