The Republic of China (ROC, Chinese: 中華民國; Pinyin: Zhōnghuá mínguó) is a country formally established by Sun Yat-sen (Chinese: 孫中山; Pinyin: Sūn Zhōngshān) in 1912. While it had once controlled much of modern China, its current jurisdiction extends to the island of Taiwan, the Penghu Islands, the Kinmen Islands and the Matsu Islands
Its structure is modelled according to Sun's Three Principles of the People, and is classified as a semi-presidential system with five branches of government: the Legislative Yuan, the Executive Yuan, the Judicial Yuan, the Examination Yuan and the Control Yuan. The latter two are tasked with managing civil service examinations, and supervising and potentially impeaching officials respectively.
