Philippines

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The Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas [ˌpɪlɪˈpinɐs]), offeecially kent as the Republic o the Philippines (Filipino:Republika ng Pilipinas), is a kintra in Sootheast Asie in the wastren Paceefic Ocean. Tae its north athort the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. Wast athort the Sooth Cheenae Sea sits Vietnam. The Sulu Sea tae the soothwast lies atween the kintra an the island o Borneo, an tae the sooth the Celebes Sea separates it frae ither islands o Indonesie. It is boondit on the east bi the Philippine Sea. Its location on the Paceefic Ring o Fire an its tropical climate mak the Philippines prone tae yirdquaks an typhoons but hae an aa endoued the kintra wi naitural resoorces an made it ane o the richest auries o biodiversity in the warld. An archipelago comprisin 7,641[18] islands, the Philippines is categerisit broadly intae three main geographical divisions: Luzon, Visayas, an Mindanao. Its caipital ceety is Manila.

Republic o the Philippines

Republika ng Pilipinas (Filipino)[a]
Motto: 
"Maka-Diyos, Maka-Tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa"[1]
"For God, Fowk, Naitur, an Kintra"
AnthemLupang Hinirang
Chuisen Laund
Great Seal
Dakilang Sagisag ng Pilipinas  (Filipino)
Great Seal o the Philippines
Location o the Philippines
CaipitalManilaa
14°35′N 120°58′E / 14.583°N 120.967°E / 14.583; 120.967
Lairgest ceetyQuezon Ceety
14°38′N 121°02′E / 14.633°N 121.033°E / 14.633; 121.033
Offeecial leids
Recognised regional leids
Naitional leidFilipino
Optional leidb
Ethnic groups
(2010[3])
  • 33.8% Visayan
  • 27.7% Tagalog
  • 9.8% Ilocano
  • 6.8% Bicolano
  • 5.1% Moro
  • 3.1% Kapampangan
  • 1.7% Igorot
  • 1.4% Pangasinense
  • 1.2% Chinese
  • 1.1% Zamboangueño
  • 8.3% ithers
Releegion
Demonym(s)Filipino (masculine or neutral)
Filipina (feminine)

Pinoy (colloquial masculine)
Pinay (colloquial feminine)

Philippine (Scots)
GovrenmentUnitar presidential constitutional republic
• President
Rodrigo Duterte
• Vice President
Leni Robredo
• Senate President
Tito Sotto
• Hoose Speaker
Lord Allan Velasco
• Chief Juistice
Diosdado Peralta
LegislaturCongress
• Upper house
Senate
• Lower house
Hoose o Representatives
Formation o the republic 
• Unthirldom frae Spain declared
Juin 12, 1898
• Treaty o Paris (1898) / Spaingie Cessionc
December 10, 1898
• Malolos Constitution / First Philippine Republic e
Januar 21, 1899
• Tydings–McDuffie Act
Mairch 24, 1934
• Commonwealth o the Philippines
Mey 14, 1935
• Treaty of Manila / Independence fromUnited States d
July 4, 1946
• Current constitution
February 2, 1987
Aurie
• Tot
343,448[5] km2 (132,606 sq mi)
• Water (%)
0.61[6] (inland waters)
• Laund
341,353[5]
Population
• 2015 census
100,981,437[7] (12t)
• Density
294/km2 (761.5/sq mi) (37t)
GDP (PPP)2017 estimate
• Total
$873.966 billion[8] (29t)
• Per capita
$8,223[8] (118t)
GDP (nominal)2017 estimate
• Tot
$348.593 billion[8] (36t)
• Per capita
$3,280[8] (104t)
Gini (2012)43.0[9]
medium · 44t
HDI (2015)Increase 0.682[10]
medium · 116th
CurrencyPiso (Filipino: [ˈpiso]) (₱) (PHP)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+8 (not observed)
Date format
  • mm-dd-yyyy
  • dd-mm-yyyy (AD)
Drivin sidericht[11]
Cawin code+63
ISO 3166 codePH
Internet TLD.ph
  1. ^ While Manila proper is designatit as the naition's caipital, the hale o Naitional Caipital Region (NCR) is designatit as seat o govrenment, hence the name o a region. This is acause it haes mony naitional govrenment institutions aside frae Malacanang Palace an some augencies/institutions that are locatit within the caipital ceety.[12]
  2. ^ The 1987 Philippine constitution specifees "Spaingie an Arabic shall be promotit on a voluntary an optional basis."[13]
  3. ^ Filipino revolutionaries declared unthirldom frae Spain on Juin 12, 1898, but Spain cedit the islands tae the Unitit States for $20 million in the Treaty o Paris on December 10, 1898 that eventually led tae the Philippine–American War.
  4. ^ The Unitit States o Americae recognisit the unthirldom o the Philippines on Julie 4, 1946, throu the Treaty o Manila.[14] This date was chosen because it corresponds to the U.S. Independence Day, which was observed in the Philippines as Independence Day until May 12, 1962, when President Diosdado Macapagal issued Presidential Proclamation No. 28, shifting it to June 12, the date of Emilio Aguinaldo's proclamation.[15]
  5. ^ In accordance wi airticle 11 o the Revolutionar Govrenment Decree o Juin 23, 1898, the Malolos Congress selectit a commission tae draw up a draft constitution on September 17, 1898. The commission wis componit o Hipólito Magsalin, Basilio Teodoro, José Albert, Joaquín González, Gregorio Araneta, Pablo Ocampo, Aguedo Velarde, Higinio Benitez, Tomás del Rosario, José Alejandrino, Alberto Barretto, José Ma. de la Viña, José Luna, Antonio Luna, Mariano Abella, Juan Manday, Felipe Calderón, Arsenio Cruz an Felipe Buencamino.[16] Thay war all walthie an weel-eddicatit.[17]
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