The country of Philippines

 

Philippines

It is a republic country, and the head is the president which is Currently Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The emblem/symbol of Philippine represent sovereignty and national solidarity for the Philippine people. Philippine is a Tropical Country and consist of thousands of islands and has 3 island groups in the form of Luzon (north of Philippines) Visayas (Centre of Philippines) and Mindanao (South of Philippines). The main Islands of Philippines are Luzon, Mindanao, Bohol, Cebu Mindoro, and Palawan. Philippines have over 145 cities, but the capital city is Manila which is in the island Luzon with a population of 1.8 million people. The country has 300 km2 of area and a population of 109 million people and the currency is called Peso.  The location of the Philippines as an island nation both on the Pacific Ring of Fire and close to the equator makes it prone to earthquakes and hurricanes. The country has a variety of natural resources and is home to globally significant levels of biodiversity.

History

The Country was colonized by the Spain in 1521 but then got independent from the Spanish 1898 but it was transferred to an American colony because Spain and America were in a war and America won and it acquired Philippine. in 1946 Philippine finally got its independent from America.

Ethnic and Religion

 Religion of Philippines is mainly Catholic 87% and then Islam 7% and then Christian 5% and Buddha 3%. The Majority of people in Philippine are Austronesian descent who migrated from Taiwan during the iron age. The Largest Filipino Ethnic Group include the Tagalog, Cebuano, IIocano, Bicolano, Kapampangan, Maranao, Maguindanao, and Tasung.