Philippines

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Republika ng Pilipinas
Republic of the Philippines

Flag of the Philippines Coat of arms of the Philippines
Flag Coat of arms

Motto
"Isang bansa, isang diwa" (Tagalog)
"One nation, one spirit"

Anthem
Lupang Hinirang
(Chosen Land)

Location of the Philippines

Capital

Largest city
Manila
14°35′N, 121°0′E
Quezon City

Official languages Filipino (Tagalog), English

Recognized regional languages Bikol, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Waray-Waray

Government
 - President
 - Vice President
Unitary presidential republic
José Macapagal
Carlos S. Padaca

Independence
 - Declared (from Spain)
 - Self-government
 - Recognized (from United States)

June 12, 1898
March 24, 1934
July 4, 1946

Area
 - Total

 - Water (%)

300,000 km²
115,831 sq mi
0.61

Population
 - July 2007 estimate
 - Density
 

91,077,287
303.59 /km²
786.29 /sq mi

GDP (PPP)
 - Total
 - Per capita
2006 estimate
$2.374 trillion
$26,066

Gini 33.3 (medium)

HDI 0.921 (high)

Currency United States dollar (USD)

Time zone
- Summer (DST)
PST (UTC +8)
not observed (UTC +8)

Internet TLD .ph

Calling code +63
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