Philippines
122°E / 13°N 122°E
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 | |
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Caipital | Manilaa 14°35′N 120°58′E / 14.583°N 120.967°E |
Lairgest ceety | Quezon Ceety 14°38′N 121°02′E / 14.633°N 121.033°E |
Offeecial leids |
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Recognised regional leids | 19 leids[2]
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Naitional leid | Filipino |
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Ethnic groups (2010[3]) |
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Releegion |
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Demonym(s) | Filipino (masculine or neutral) Filipina (feminine) Pinoy (colloquial masculine) |
Govrenment | Unitar presidential constitutional republic |
• President | Rodrigo Duterte |
• Vice President | Leni Robredo |
• Senate President | Tito Sotto |
• Hoose Speaker | Lord Allan Velasco |
• Chief Juistice | Diosdado Peralta |
Legislatur | Congress |
• 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) | 0.682[10] medium · 116th |
Currency | Piso (Filipino: [ˈpiso]) (₱) (PHP) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (not observed) |
Date format |
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Drivin side | richt[11] |
Cawin code | +63 |
ISO 3166 code | PH |
Internet TLD | .ph |
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References
Freemit airtins
- Govrenment
- Official website of the House of Representatives of the Philippines Archived 2020-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Official website of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP or Central Bank of the Philippines)
- National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) – Economic Indicators Online Archived 2010-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Bureau of Agricultural Statistics – CountrySTAT Philippines Archived 2011-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
- General information
- Philippines at Curlie
- Philippines Archived 2011-05-21 at the Wayback Machine at UCB Libraries GovPubs
- WikiAnswers: Q&A about the Philippines
- Pictures
- Around Philippines Photos Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Asia Philippines Photos Archived 2011-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Philippines Daily Photos Archived 2018-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Beuks an articles
- History of the Philippine Islands in mony volumes, frae Project Gutenberg (indexed unner Emma Helen Blair, the general editor)
- Washington Post – How the Philippines Sees America
- Ither
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- AER - Economic and social issues in the Philippines at Action For Economic Reforms
- Filipinana.net - Free digital library and a research portal Archived 2008-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Wikimedia
- Wikimedia Philippines
- Wikimedia Atlas o Philippines
- WikiSatellite view of Philippines at WikiMapia
- Travel guide tae Philippines frae Wikivoyage