Philippines

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Republika ng Pilipinas
Republic of the Philippines

Flag Coat of arms

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

Anthem
Lupang Hinirang


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 Image:10px-Green Arrow Up Darker.png 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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