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The * * * Republic of the Philippines, referred to as the Philippines for short, is located in the western Pacific Ocean, a multi-ethnic archipelago country in Southeast Asia, with an area of 299,700 square kilometers and a population of149,000 (2065.438+07).

The ancestors of Filipinos were immigrants from the Asian continent, and Sulu was founded around14th century. 1565 became a Spanish colony. 1898 June 12 declared independence. In the same year, after the Spanish-American War, it became the territory of the United States. From 1942 to 1945, it was occupied by Japan. After World War II, it became an American colony again. 1On July 4th, 946, the Philippines gained its independence.

The Philippines is mainly divided into three island groups: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. * * * There are more than 7,000 large and small islands, with many ethnic cultures and many customs and habits of the East and the West. Prehistoric blacks may be the earliest inhabitants of the Philippines. Subsequently, with the development of religion and trade, ethnic migration brought Malay culture, Indian culture, China culture and Islamic culture.

The Philippines is located in southeast Asia, facing Taiwan Province Province of China across bashi channel in the north, Indonesia and Malaysia across Sulawesi Sea and Balabak Strait in the south and southwest, the South China Sea in the west and the Pacific Ocean in the east. With a total area of 299,700 square kilometers, there are more than 7,000 large and small islands, among which 1 1 main islands such as Luzon, Mindanao and Samar account for 96% of the total area of the Philippines. The coastline is about 18533 km long.

Total population: 1 0,000, 1 0,000,000 (2015 July). Malays account for more than 85% of the national population, including Tagalog, Ilogo, Bambanyan, Visayas and Bikol. Ethnic minorities and foreign descendants include China, Arabs, Indians, Spaniards and Americans; There are also a few indigenous people. There are more than 70 languages.

The national language is Filipino based on Tagalog, and English is the official language. About 85% people believe in Catholicism, 4.9% believe in Islam, a few believe in independence and Protestantism, most people in China believe in Buddhism, and most indigenous people believe in primitive religions.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Philippines