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Philippines (/ˈfɪlÉ™piË nz/ (listen); Filipino: Pilipinas
[ËŒpɪlɪˈpinÉ s] or Filipinas [fɪlɪˈpinÉ s]), officially the
Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas),[a] is
an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western
Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are broadly
categorized under three main geographical divisions from north to
south: Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines
is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both within the
single urban area of Metro Manila. Bounded by the West Philippine Sea
(part of the South China Sea) on the west, the Philippine Sea on the
east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares
maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast,
Palau to the east, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia and Brunei to the
southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest.The
Philippines' position as an island country on the Pacific Ring of Fire
and close to the equator makes the country prone to earthquakes and
typhoons. The country has a variety of natural resources and a
globally significant level of biodiversity. The Philippines has an
area of around 300,000 km2 (120,000 sq mi) with a population of around
109 million people. As of 2020[update], it is the 8th-most populated
country in Asia and the 13th-most populated country in the world.
Multiple ethnicities and cultures are found throughout the islands.
Negritos, some of the archipelago's earliest inhabitants, were
followed by successive waves of Austronesian peoples who established
early states either ruled by Datus, Rajahs, or Sultans. Philippines Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter