Philippines
Coordinates: 13°N 122°E / 13°N 122°E
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 | |
Recognised regional languages | |
Naitional leid | Filipino |
Optional leidb | |
Ethnic groups (2010[3]) |
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Releegion |
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Demonym |
Filipino (masculine or neutral) |
Govrenment | Unitar presidential constitutional republic |
Rodrigo Duterte | |
Leni Robredo | |
Aquilino Pimentel III | |
Pantaleon Alvarez | |
Maria Lourdes Sereno | |
Legislatur | Congress |
Senate | |
Hoose o Representatives | |
Formation o the republic e | |
Juin 12, 1898 | |
• Treaty o Paris (1898) / Spaingie Cessionc | December 10, 1898 |
Januar 21, 1899 | |
Mairch 24, 1934 | |
Mey 14, 1935 | |
July 4, 1946 | |
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) |
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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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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 Pacific 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 Pacific Ring o Fire an its tropical climate mak the Philippines prone tae earthquakes 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 categorized broadly intae three main geographical divisions: Luzon, Visayas, an Mindanao. Its caipital ceety is Manila.
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- ↑ In the recognised regional leids o the Philippines:
- Aklan: Republika it Pilipinas
- Bikol: Republika kan Filipinas
- Cebuano: Republika sa Pilipinas
- Chavacano: República de Filipinas
- Hiligaynon: Republika sang Filipinas
- Ibanag: Republika nat Filipinas
- Ilocano: Republika ti Filipinas
- Ivatan: Republika nu Filipinas
- Kapampangan: Republika ning Filipinas
- Kinaray-a: Republika kang Pilipinas
- Maranao: Republika san Pilipinas
- Pangasinan: Republika na Filipinas
- Sambal: Republika nin Pilipinas
- Surigaonon: Republika nan Pilipinas
- Tausug: Republika sin Pilipinas
- Waray-Waray: Republika han Pilipinas
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Republic act no. 8491". Republic of the Philippines. Archived frae the oreeginal on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ↑ DepEd adds 7 languages to mother tongue-based education for Kinder to Grade 3. GMA News. Julie 13, 2013.
- ↑ Philippine Statistics Authority 2014, pp. 29–34.
- ↑ "Table 1.10; Household Population by Religious Affiliation and by Sex; 2010" (PDF). 2015 Philippine Statistical Yearbook. East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority: 1–30. October 2015. ISSN 0118-1564. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.gov.ph/about-the-philippines
- ↑ "East & Southeast Asia :: Philippines". The World Factbook. Washington, D.C.: Author: Central Intelligence Agency. October 28, 2009. Archived frae the oreeginal on July 19, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
- ↑ "Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population - Philippine Statistics Authority". www.psa.gov.ph.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Philippines". World Economic Outlook. International Monetary Fund. October 2016.
- ↑ "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ↑ "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
- ↑ Lucas, Brian (August 2005). "Which side of the road do they drive on?". Retrieved February 22, 2009.
- ↑ "Presidential Decree No. 940, s. 1976". Manila: Malacanang. Archived frae the oreeginal on May 29, 1976. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ↑ Joselito Guianan Chan; Managing Partner. "1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines, Article XIV, Section 7". Chan Robles & Associates Law Firm. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- ↑ Treaty of General Relations Between the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines. Signed at Manila, on 4 July 1946 (PDF), United Nations, archived frae the oreeginal (PDF) on July 23, 2011, retrieved December 10, 2007
- ↑ "Republic of the Philippines Independence Day". United States State Department. Archived frae the oreeginal on June 12, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ↑ Calderón, Felipe (1907). Mis memorias sobre la revolución filipina: Segunda etapa, (1898 á 1901). Manila: Imp. de El Renacimiento. pp. 234, 235; appendix, pp. 5–10.
- ↑ Dolan, Federal Research Division, Library of Congress (1983). Ronald E., ed. Philippines, a country study (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. ISBN 0-8444-0748-8.
- ↑ "More islands, more fun in PH" (in Inglis). 20 February 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Govrenment
- Official website of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
- 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
- Bureau of Agricultural Statistics – CountrySTAT Philippines
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members
- General information
- Philippines at the Open Directory Project
- Philippines at UCB Libraries GovPubs
- WikiAnswers: Q&A about the Philippines
- Pictures
- 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
- Wikimedia
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