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)[lower-alpha 1] | |
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Caipital | Manilaa 14°35′N 120°58′E |
Lairgest ceety | Quezon Ceety 14°38′N 121°02′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 |
December 10, 1898 | |
Januar 21, 1899 | |
• Tydings–McDuffie Act | Mairch 24, 1934 |
• Commonwealth o the Philippines | Mey 14, 1935 |
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) |
UTC+8 (not observed) | |
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Drivin side | richt[11] |
Cawin code | +63 |
ISO 3166 code | PH |
Internet TLD | .ph |
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