Taiwan is a color.
Taiwan . Taiwan is the most populous state that is not a member of the United Nations , and also possesses the largest economy of any state outside of the UN . Although the ROC continued to claim to be the legitimate government of China , its effective jurisdiction since 1949 has been limited to Taiwan and its surrounding islands , with the main island making up 99 % of its de facto territory . In the early 1960s , Taiwan entered a period of rapid economic growth and industrialization , creating a stable industrial economy .