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Learn about the history, geography, culture, and politics of the Philippines, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Find out how it became a Spanish colony, a US territory, and an independent republic, and what challenges it faces today.
- History of the Philippines
The Philippines was ruled under the Mexico-based Viceroyalty...
- Government of the Philippines
The Philippines is governed as a unitary state under a...
- Portal:Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines,...
- Filipino Culture
The cultural diversity of the Philippines is the result of...
- History of the Philippines
Philippines, Republic of the Philippines) – państwo wyspiarskie w Azji Południowo-Wschodniej, położone na Archipelagu Filipińskim na Oceanie Spokojnym. Od północy Filipiny oblewane są wodami Cieśniny Luzon, od zachodu wodami Morza Południowochińskiego.
The people of the Philippines are known as Filipinos. Filipinos are divided into many groups, the three largest are the Tagalogs, Cebuanos, and the Ilocanos. When the Philippines was a colony, the term "Filipino" used to mean the Spanish and Spanish-mixed minority. But now everyone who is a citizen/national of the Philippines is called "Filipino".
The Philippines was ruled under the Mexico-based Viceroyalty of New Spain. After this, the colony was directly governed by Spain, following Mexico's independence. Spanish rule ended in 1898 with Spain's defeat in the Spanish–American War. The Philippines then became a territory of the United States.
The Philippines is governed as a unitary state under a presidential representative and democratic constitutional republic in which the president functions as both the head of state and the head of government of the country within a pluriform multi-party system.
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Learn about the cultural and ethnic diversity of the Philippines, shaped by its geography, history and colonial influences. Explore the 175 ethnolinguistic groups, their languages, religions, arts, cuisine and more.
