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Pilipinas
The Philippines
Filipinas |
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Pilipinas - Republika ng Pilipinas (Filipinas)
Isang kapuluang bansa ang Republika ng Pilipinas. Mayroon itong higit kumulang 7,107 na mga pulo. Matatagpuan ito sa rehiyong tropikal ng kanlurang bahagi ng Karagatang Pasipiko at 100 kilometro ang layo nito sa kontinente ng Asya.
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Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
The Republic of the Philippines is an island nation located in the Malay Archipelago in Southeast Asia, with Manila as its capital. It comprises 7,107 islands called the Philippine Archipelago, with a total land area of approximately 300,000 square kilometers or 116,000 square miles, making it the 72nd largest country by area. Modern day Filipinos are mostly of Austronesian ancestry, although there are a number of Filipinos with Spanish, Chinese, American, and Arab ancestry. It has maritime borders with the ► Republic of China, ► the People's Republic of China, ► Vietnam, ► Malaysia and ► Indonesia as well as with ► Palau and ► Micronesia. In the south the ► Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has autonomy. The Philippines claim the ► Spratly and ► Paracel Islands.
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| Other languages |
- Bikolano: Filipinas - Republika kan Filipinas
- Cebuano: Pilipinas - Republika sa Pilipinas
- Hiligaynon (Ilonggo): Pilipinas - Republika sang Pilipinas
- Ilokano: Filipinas - Republica ti Filipinas
- Kapampangan: Filipinas - Republika ning Pilipinas
- Pangasinan: Filipinas - Ripublika na Pilipinas
- Waray: Pilipinas - Republika han Pilipinas
- Zamboangueño: El Filipinas - El República de las Filipinas
- Spanish: Filipinas - La República de las Filipinas
- Arabic: فلبين - نشيد فلبين الوطني (Filibīn - Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Filibīn}
- Mandarin Chinese: 菲律宾 /菲律賓 - 菲律宾共和国 (Fēilǜbīn - Fēilǜbīn Gònghéguó)
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| Short name |
Philippines |
| Official name |
Republic of the Philippines |
| Status |
Independent country since 1946 |
| Location |
Southeast Asia |
| Capital |
Manila (Maynila) |
| Population |
85,236,913 inhabitants |
| Area |
300,000 km² |
| Major languages |
Filipino (Tagalog) and English as well as regional languages |
| Major religions |
Christianity (Roman Catholicism) and Islam (in Southern Philippines) |
| More information |
Philippines, Geography of the Philippines, History of the Philippines and Politics of the Philippines |
| More images |
Philippines - Philippines (Category). |
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