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*3 ISLAND GROUPS* –>
(from ‘north’ to ‘south’)
*LUZON*
*VISAYAS*
*MINDANAO*
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*municipalities* –>
‘alegria’
‘candoni’
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(the philippines (i/ˈfɪlᵻpiːnz/; Filipino: Pilipinas [ˌpɪlɪˈpinɐs]), officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas), is a ‘sovereign island country’ in ‘southeast asia’ situated in the western ‘pacific ocean’)
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(it consists of about ‘7,641 islands’ that are categorized broadly under 3 main ‘geographical divisions’ from north to south: ‘luzon’, ‘visayas’, and ‘mindanao’)
(the capital city of ‘the philippines’ is ‘manila’ and the most populous city is ‘quezon city’, both part of ‘metro manila’)
(‘the philippines’ location on the ‘pacific ring of fire and close to the ‘equator’ makes ‘the philippines’ prone to ‘earthquakes’ and ‘typhoons’, but also endows it with abundant ‘natural resources’ and some of the world’s greatest ‘biodiversity’)
(‘the philippines’ has an area of approximately 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi))
(population is more than ‘100 million’ and still growing faster than any other ‘east asian’ country)
(it is the 7th-most populated country in ‘asia’ and the 12th-most populated country in ‘the world’)
(an additional 12 million ‘filipinos’ live ‘overseas’, comprising one of the world’s largest ‘diasporas’)
(multiple ‘ethnicities’ and ‘cultures’ are found throughout the ‘islands’)
(in ‘prehistoric’ times, ‘negritos’ were some of the archipelago’s earliest inhabitants)
(they were followed by successive waves of ‘austronesian’ peoples)
(exchanges with ‘chinese’, ‘malay’, ‘indian’, and ‘islamic’ states occurred)
(then, various nations were established under the rule of ‘datus’, ‘rajahs’, ‘sultans’, or ‘lakans’)
(the arrival of ‘ferdinand magellan’ in (‘homonhon’ / ‘eastern samar’) in ‘1521’ marked the beginning of ‘hispanic colonization’)
(in ‘1543’, spanish explorer ‘ruy lópez de villalobos’ named the ‘archipelago’ las islas filipinas in honor of “philip II” of “spain”)
(with the arrival of ‘miguel lópez de legazpi’ from ‘mexico city’, in ‘1565’, the first ‘hispanic settlement’ in the ‘archipelago’ was established)
(“the philippines” became part of the “spanish empire” for more than 300 years)
(this resulted in “roman catholicism” becoming the dominant ‘religion’)
(during this time, ‘manila’ became the western hub of the ‘trans-pacific trade’ connecting ‘asia’ with ‘acapulco’ in ‘the americas’ using ‘manila galleons’)
(as the ’19th century’ gave way to the ’20th’, there followed in quick succession the “philippine revolution”, which spawned the short-lived “first philippine republic”, followed by the bloody “philippine–american war” of conquest by ‘US military force’)
(aside from the period of ‘japanese occupation’, the ‘united states’ retained ‘sovereignty’ over the ‘islands’ until after ‘World War II’, when ‘the philippines’ was recognized as an ‘independent nation’)
(since then, ‘the philippines’ has often had a tumultuous experience with ‘democracy’, which included the overthrow of a ‘dictatorship’ by a ‘non-violent revolution’)
(the nation’s ‘large population’ and ‘economic potential’ have led it to be classified as a ‘middle power’)
(it is a founding member of the ‘united nations’, ‘world trade organization’, ‘association of southeast asian nations’, the ‘asia-pacific economic cooperation’ forum, and the ‘east asia summit’)
(it also hosts the headquarters of the “asian development bank”)
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(“the philippines” is considered to be an ’emerging market’ and a ‘newly industrialized’ country, which has an economy transitioning from being one based on ‘agriculture’ to one based more on ‘services’ and ‘manufacturing’)
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👈👈👈☜*“MARITIME SOUTHEAST ASIA”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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