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PHILIPPINES
Country Profile
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Location: Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam |
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Population: 81,159,644 (July 2000 est.)
Capital: Manila
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Ethnics Groups: Christian Malay 91.5%, Muslim Malay 4%, Chinese 1.5%, other 3%
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Languages: Pilipino (official, based on Tagalog), English (official)
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Religions: Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3%
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Background: The Philippines were ceded by Spain to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. They attained their independence in 1946 after being occupied by the Japanese in World War II. The 21-year rule of Ferdinand MARCOS ended in 1986 when a widespread popular rebellion forced him into exile. In 1992, the US closed down its last military bases on the islands. A quarter-century-old guerrilla war with Muslim separatists on the island of Mindanao, which had claimed 120,000 lives, ended with a treaty in 1996.
Country name:
conventional long form: Republic of the Philippines
conventional short form: Philippines
local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas
local short form: Pilipinas
Data code: RP
Government type: republic
Area - comparative: slightly larger than Arizona
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 36,289 km
Climate: tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)
Terrain: mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands
Natural resources: timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
Natural hazards: astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis
Independence: 4 July 1946 (from United States)
National holiday: Independence Day, 12 June (1898) (from Spain)
Legal system: based on Spanish and Anglo-American law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Proverbs from the Philippines
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Don´t trust in fortune until you are in heaven. |
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A clear conscience is far more valuable than money. |
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People who do not break things first will never learn to create anything. |
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If you make a habit of buying things you do not need, you will soon be selling things you do. |
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The rattan basket criticizes the palm leaf basket, still both are full of holes. |
Our whole family lives in the City of San Fernando (Pampanga)...
ca. 80-90 kms. away from the country´s capital city-MANILA.
Distance - comparative: from our place till Munich.
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