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official language |
English, Filipino |
capitol city |
Manila |
form of goverment |
republic |
president |
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
size |
300.000 kmē |
inhabitants |
84.525.639 |
density of population |
282 inhabitants per
kmē |
independence |
4. Juli 1946 |
official currency |
Philippine Peso |
timezone |
UTC +8 |
motor vehicle sign |
RP |
phone pre.dial |
+63 |
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The Philippines, is an
interesting and popular travel-country with its 7.107 islands. Approximately
1.000 islands are lived in. Approximately 2.500 smaller islands have
not a name. Only 11 islands have a surface of more than 2.500 km²s.
The biggest islands are Luzon, Mindanao, Samar, Negros, Mindoro, Panay
and Palawan. The Philippines offer you an unique variety of exotic
landscapes, from unapproachable mountain-regions over tropical forests
until to countless seas and rivers. Beaches like dream Beaches you
find almost on each island. For divers, the coasts are with an indescribable
of beautiful and diverse animal - and plant world a true underwater-paradise.
Manila is the capital of the Philippines and includes the former cities
Manila and Quezon city. Manila consists quarters with banks of several,
administration-constructions and shopping center (for example Makati)
and old, narrow densely populated, traditional districts (for example
Quiapo) in which seldom tourists goes.
Only few remains of the long Spanish colonial-reign are preserved,
because the eldest district of Intramuros became in the II World War,
largely as the Philippines from Japan were occupied, destroys.
Whoever looks for the special adventure, that can an ascent on the
occasionally active volcanos of the islands, as for example the only
a little to the south from Manila of situated Taal dares. However,
but such a trip is not harmless.
In the interior, you find no splendid constructions from the high-time
of the Buddhism and Hinduism, but old Spanish churches and even much
older rice-terraces, in contrast to many other countries of southeast
asia. The extended rice-terraces are in the north of the island Luzon,
with Banaue. There, the native mountain-inhabitants partially still
live in its conventional home.
Also many other traditions, like weaving of colorful cloths, the bronze-cast
and the manufacture of rice-schnapps, were protected. The mining on
gold has in this region, a long tradition. Not few mountain-inhabitants
carry the typical protection-helmets of the miners as headdress still
today.
The republic of the Philippines, Republika ng Pilipinas, English Republic
of the Philippines; the name comes from the Spanish king Philipp II.,
lies in the western Pacific ocean and belongs to southeast-Asia. That
South-Chinese sea separates the island-group from Vietnam in the west,
the Celebessee from Indonesia in the south. The archipelago, that
stretches from 5° to 21° more northern breadths and from 117°
to 126° more eastern extents, forms the fifth-biggest island state
of the world to Indonesia, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea and Japan.
Cities: Manila (agglomerate-ion), approximately 17 million reported
resident, 2-3 millions, live illegally in Manila because of country-escape,
Look also the list of the cities at the Philippines. Quezon city,
Caloocan, Davao city, Cebu city;
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Languages: 55% Filipinos,
similar like Tagalog, 28% Tagalogs, 25% Cebuanos and other area-languages;
furthermore English, Spanish and Chinese, with which has spread in
contrast to other Asian countries the English language very strongly.
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Religion: 84%
Catholics, 5% Muslim, also Protestants, Buddhists' and supporters
of indigenen religions
National-holiday: 12. June and July 4 |
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The republic of the Philippines, Republika ng Pilipinas,
English Republic of the Philippines; the name come from the Spanish
king Philipp II., lies in the western Pacific ocean and belongs to
southeast-Asia. That South-Chinese sea separates the island-group
from Vietnam in the west, that Celebessee from Indonesia in the south.
The archipelago, that stretches from 5° to 21° more northern
breadths and from 117° to 126° more eastern extents, forms
the fifth-biggest island state of the world to Indonesia, Madagascar,
Papua New Guinea and Japan.
Cities: Manila (agglomerate-ion), approximately 17 million reported
resident, with which 2-3 millions, that live illegally in Manila,
should still come approximately to it, country-escape, Quezon city,
Caloocan, Davao city, Cebu city; look also the list of the cities
at the Philippines.
Languages: 28% Tagalogs, 55% Filipinos, from Tagalog derived, 25%
Cebuanos and other pub-languages; furthermore English, Spanish and
Chinese, with which has spread in contrast to other Asian countries
the English language very strongly.
Religion: 84% Catholics, 5% Muslim, Protestants, Buddhists' and supporters
of indigenen religions
National-holiday: 12. June and July 4
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