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• The island of Taiwan
  Taiwan
  
  Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands...
   is historically known as Formosa, the name given by Portuguese sailors due to the beauty of its coasts.
• Formosa Strait (Taiwan Strait)
• Formosa Province
  Formosa Province
  
  Formosa Provinces of Argentina is in northeastern Argentina, part of the Gran Chaco Region. Its northeast end touches Asunci?n, Paraguay, and borders the provinces of Chaco Province and Salta Province to its south and west, respectively....
  , Argentina
• Formosa, Argentina
  Formosa, Argentina
  
  Formosa is the capital city of the Argentina Provinces of Argentina of Formosa Province, on the banks of the Paraguay River, about from Buenos Aires, on National Route 11 ....
  , the capital of its namesake province
• Formosa, Goiás
  Formosa, Goiás
  
  Formosa is a city and municipality located in the state of Goi?s, Brazil, approximately 80 kilometers east of Bras?lia. The population was 90,247 in a total area of 5,806.89 km? ....
  , Brazil (near Brasília in Goiás State)
• Formosa, Ontario
  Formosa, Ontario
  
  Formosa is a community located in the municipality of South Bruce, Ontario, in Bruce County, Ontario Ontario.Prominent features of Formosa include:...
  , Canada
• Formosa, Arkansas, USA
• Bioko
  Bioko
  
  Bioko is an island off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea, part of Equatorial Guinea. In colonial times it geographical renaming Fernando P? or Fernando Poo, and under the Africanization policy of dictator Francisco Mac?as Nguema it was renamed Masie Ngueme Biyogo Island ; on his overthrow in 1979 it was named...
   island was named “Formosa” by Fernão do Pó.
• Formosa (Guinea-Bissau)
  Formosa (Guinea-Bissau)
  
  Formosa is an island in the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau. Its area is 140 km?. It is located right off the West coast of the northern half of Africa....
  , an island in the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
• a fort built by the Portuguese in Malacca
  Malacca
  
  Malacca is the third smallest States of Malaysia, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Strait of Malacca....
   in the 16th century
• The eastern city of Formosa is the home of Madame Tang and her dragon in the video game Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow
  Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow
  
  Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow is a video game by 7 Studios for the PS2 and Personal computer. It features playable levels based on the experiences of Captain Jack Sparrow after the events of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl....
   based on the Disney films
• A township on the Northern outskirts of Plettenberg Bay
  Plettenberg Bay
  
  Plettenberg Bay, nicknamed Plet or Plett, is a town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It was originally named Bahia Formosa by early Portugal explorers and lies on South Africa's Garden Route 210 km from Port Elizabeth and about 600 km from Cape Town....
  , South Africa

• Formosan languages
  Formosan languages
  
  The Formosan languages are the languages of the Taiwanese aborigines of Taiwan. Taiwanese aborigines currently comprise about 2% of the island's population....
  , the languages belonging to the Austronesian family of languages spoken by the indigenous people of the island of Formosa or Taiwan
• Formosa may also refer to a fictional country located on the island of Taiwan, but whose culture was invented by George Psalmanazar
  George Psalmanazar
  
  George Psalmanazar claimed to be the first Taiwan to visit Europe. For some years he convinced many in Kingdom of Great Britain, but was later revealed to be an impostor....
   as a hoax.
• a surname found in the Maltese Islands
• Formosa Magazine
  Formosa Magazine
  
  Formosa Magazine was a magazine created by Tangwai individuals in Taiwan during the summer of 1979. It opposed Kuomintang's political monopoly in the Republic of China government....
  
• Formosa Television, a major television network in Taiwan
• Formosa Plastics
  Formosa Plastics
  
  Formosa Plastics Corporation is a Taiwanese company based in Taiwan that primarily produces polyvinyl chloride resins and other intermediate plastic products....
  , a company in Taiwan
• Republic of Formosa
  Republic of Formosa
  
  The Republic of Taiwan was a short-lived republic that existed on the island of Taiwan in 1895, between the formal cession of Taiwan by the Qing Dynasty of China to the Empire of Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki and the arrival of Japanese troops and assumption of Japanese sovereignty....
  , a short-lived republic in 1895 on the island of Formosa
• Formosa (film)
  Formosa (film)
  
  Formosa is a 2005 in film comedy directed by Noah Kadner and written by Kadner and Jamieson Stern. It won the Jury Award at the 2005 Garden State Film Festival....
  , a 2005 comedy
• Formosa's law
  Formosa's law
  
  Formosa's law is an unofficial rule of Usenet groups, coined by David Formosa, that states, "The truly insane have enough on their plates without us adding to it." That is, flaming someone with an obvious mental problem can't make it any better....
   - "The truly insane have enough on their plates without us adding to it."
• Diocese of Formosa, Argentina, Roman Catholic Diocese in Argentina
• Diocese of Formosa, Brazil, Roman Catholic Diocese in Brazil
• Formosa Cafe
  Formosa Cafe
  
  The Formosa Cafe is a restaurant and bar at 7156 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California that has a long history of patronage from movie stars and movie industry people....
   a famous restaurant in Hollywood, California
• Formosan Mountain Dog
  Formosan Mountain Dog
  
  The Formosan Mountain Dog, commonly referred to as simply Formosan, and also known as Taiwanese Dog/Canis or Taiwanese Native Dog is a breed of dog indigenous to Taiwan....
  , a breed of dog indigenous to Taiwan, commonly referred to as Formosan

See also

• Formoso (disambiguation)
  Formoso (disambiguation)
  
  Formoso may refer to several places:*Formoso, a municipality in the state of Goi?s, Brazil*Formoso, Minas Gerais, a municipality in Brazil*Formoso, Kansas, a village in the United States...