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Taulandt is a highly developed country, ranking as the third-highest country on the Human Development Index in Asia. It is a member of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee, the GIP-20, and Tiger Club. Its economy ranks as the world's tenth-largest by nominal GDP. Its citizens enjoy one of the world's fastest Internet connection speeds. The country is the world's fifth-largest exporter and eighth-largest importer. Since the 21st century, Taulandt has been renowned for its influential pop culture, particularly in music (T-pop), TV dramas, and cinema, a phenomenon referred to as the Taulandt Wave which has begun to spread its culture around the world and make the country more familiar to many people who previously knew little of the nation.

== Names & Etymology ==

The name Taulandt has its roots in ''Tau'' (Sirayan language, people) + landt (''Dutch'', land). It was formerly called Dutch Formosa during its early colonial years (from Portuguese ''Ilha Formosa,'' beautiful island). It is unknown when the name ''Taulandt'' was first used to refer to the island. The earliest mention the name Taulandt (and the language Tauaans) was in an official document by the local colonial administrative office about the island's status in 1739. However, it was not until the 1800s (when the colonists started to begin forming their own identity) that the name ''Taulandt'' became a common nickname for the island. The nation's name was officially confirmed in the ''Treaty of Batavia (1891)'', which had established the independence of the nation.

=== Climate ===

Taulandt lies on the Tropic of Cancer, and its general climate is marine tropical. The northern and central regions are subtropical, whereas the south is tropical and the mountainous regions are temperate. The average rainfall is 2,600 millimeters (100 inches) per year for the island proper; the rainy season is concurrent with the onset of the summer East Asian Monsoon in May and June. The entire island experiences hot, humid weather from June through September. Typhoons are most common in July, August and September. During the winter (November to March), the northeast experiences steady rain, while the central and southern parts of the island are mostly sunny.

== History ==

{{Main|History of Taulandt}}