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Philippines is located in South-eastern Asia part of Asia. It's total area is 298K km² and 24.2% of it is forest area. As of 2023 it has a total population of 117M. 48.3% lives in cities whereas 51.7% lives in rural areas.
The Philippines ( (listen); Filipino: Pilipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas), is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands that are broadly categorized under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the southwest. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. The Philippines covers an area of 300,000 km2 (120,000 sq mi) and, as of 2021, it had a population of around 109 million people, making it the world's thirteenth-most-populous country. The Philippines has diverse ethnicities and cultures throughout its islands. Manila is the country's capital, while the largest city is Quezon City; both lie within the urban area of Metro Manila.

Negritos, some of the archipelago's earliest inhabitants, were followed by successive waves of Austronesian peoples. Adoption of animism, Hinduism and Islam established island-kingdoms called kedatuan, rajahnates, and sultanates. The arrival of Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer leading a fleet for Spain, marked the beginning of Spanish colonization. In 1543, Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villaloboscode: spa promoted to code: es named the archipelago Las Islas Filipinas in honor of Philip II of Spain. Spanish settlement through Mexico, beginning in 1565, led to the Philippines becoming ruled by the Spanish Empire for more than 300 years. During this time, Catholicism became the dominant religion, and Manila became the western hub of trans-Pacific trade. In 1896, the Philippine Revolution began, which then became entwined with the 1898 Spanish–American War. Spain ceded the territory to the United States, while Filipino revolutionaries declared the First Philippine Republic. The ensuing Philippine–American War ended with the United States establishing control over the territory, which they maintained until the Japanese invasion of the islands during World War II. Following liberation, the Philippines became independent in 1946. Since then, the unitary sovereign state has often had a tumultuous experience with democracy, which included the overthrow of a decades-long dictatorship by a nonviolent revolution.

The Philippines is an emerging market, ranked 116th in the Human Development Index. It is a newly industrialized country, whose economy is transitioning from being agriculture-centered to services and manufacturing-centered. It is a founding member of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, ASEAN, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, and the East Asia Summit. The location of the Philippines as an island country both on the Pacific Ring of Fire and close to the equator makes it prone to earthquakes and typhoons. The country has a variety of natural resources and is home to a globally significant level of biodiversity.

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💬 Languages

English is the official language.

💵 Currencies

The official currency is Philippine peso [1 USD = 56.147 PHP].

🏧 Cash / Credit card usage

As credit cards are not widely used in Philippines, we suggest you to carry cash during your travels [2017: %1.938989013]. Approximately there are a total of 🏧 33K ATM's in Philippines.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Tourism

In 2019, 8.3M tourists arrived to Philippines. In 2019, tourism has contributed to Philippines economy with a total of 11.5B $ income (%12.1).

📱 Bandwidth

Mobile internet & wifi is 🐢average with 35.24 Mbps. Broadband is fast with 93.85 Mbps.

Mobile & Wifi (0.82 / 10)

Broadband (2.96 / 10)

☀️ Climate

Averag yearly temperature is 🔥 26 °C and very hot. Current 3 months (December, January and February) average is ☀️ 25 °C and hot. Current season (winter) is ☀️ 25 °C and hot.
Yearly average26 °C 🔥
3 month average25 °C ☀️
Spring average26 °C 🔥
Summer average26 °C 🔥
Fall average26 °C 🔥
Winter average25 °C ☀️
About seasons: Remember that seasons in Southern Hemisphere are opposite of the Northern one. This means that in Argentina and Australia, winter begins in June. Currently season averages are rendered according Northern Hemisphere.

📈 Economics

In 2023, gross national income (GNI) was 496B $ and with %8.8 increase GNI per capita was 4.2K $. In 2023, consumer inflation was calculated as %6.
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