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North: Luzon Strait West: South China Sea Southwest: Sulu Sea South: Celebes Sea East: Philippine Sea
three main groups of islands :
The Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands.
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Pauline (the speaker)
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Cecilia
Nancy
Republic of the Philippines
Country Name
conventional long form: Republic of the Philippines conventional short form: Philippines
Anthem:The Anthem was composed by Julian Felipe, a Filipino music teacher and composer in 1898.At the end of 1899, a young poet-soldier named Jose Palma wrote a poem entitled Filipinas, which then became the words of the anthem .
Republic of the Philippines
the People
Ethnic groups: Christian Malay 91.5%, Muslim Malay 4%, Chinese 1.5%, others 3% Religion groups: Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and others 3%
Republic of the Philippines
National Symbols and Anthem
Symbol: The Philippines have several national symbols, for example, the Carabao (water buffalo), the Narra-Tree(Pterocarpus indicus /Red Sandalwood tree ) and a species of jasmines called Sampaguita or kampupot in Tagalog.
Roman Catholic Protestant Muslim Buddist and others
Christian Malay Muslim Malay Chinese others
Republic of the Philippines
the People Regional groups:
the north the sturdy and frugal Ilocanos the industrious Tagalog the central plains the carefree Visayans the central islands the colorful tribes-men and religious Moslems
Geo百度文库raphy
Surrounding countries:
Northwest: The Republic of China
West:
Vietnam, Malaysia
South :
Indonesia
Republic of the Philippines
Geography
Surrounding waters:
local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas local short form: Pilipinas
Republic of the Philippines
Geography
Location: Southeastern Asia, between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
5 Peso in coin
2 Peso in coin (no longer minted)
1 Peso in coin
25 Centavos
10 Centavos
5 Centavos
1 Centavos
Republic of the Philippines
the People
The Filipino is basically of Malay stock with a sprinkling of Chinese, American, Spanish and Arab blood. However, it is hard to distinguish accurately the lines between stocks. From a long history of Western colonial rule, interspersed with the visits of merchants and traders, evolved a people of a unique blend of east and west, both in appearance and culture. Population: 87,857,473 (2005 estimate) Largest cities with population : Quezon City, 2,160,000 (2000) Manila, 1,673,000 (2000) Caloocan, 1,157,881 (1999 estimate)
Republic of the Philippines
the Emblem
Description of the emblem: The National Coat-of-Arms have: Paleways of two pieces, azure and gules; a chief argent studded with three mullets equidistant from each other; and, in point of honor, ovoid argent over all the sun rayonnant with eight minor and lesser rays. Beneath is the scroll with the words "REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS".
Republic of the Philippines
the Flag
Description of the flag:
two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a white equilateral triangle based on the hoist side; in the center of the triangle is a yellow sun with eight primary rays (each containing three individual rays) and in each corner of the triangle is a small yellow five-pointed star
Republic of the Philippines
Geography
Climate: two distinct seasons: dry summer months from November to May and rainy months from June to October,Coolest months from November to February (average temperature 26°C) and warmest April and May (average temperature 30°C);tropical marine;northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October) Terrain: mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands Elevation extremes: lowest point: Philippine Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Apo 2,954 m (an active volcano on southeast Mindanao)
Republic of the Philippines the Flag
Symbolic Meaning:
The Sun: represents the dawning of a new era of selfdetermination desired in 1897 after the Spanish-American war and the US promise of independence, which was granted in 1946. The 8 rays: stand for the 8 provinces that rose in revolt against Spanish rule in the late 19th century. The 3 Stars: represents the 3 principal geographic areas of the country---Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The red area of the flag: represents courage and bravery. The blue area of the flag: represents noble ideas.
Luzon (the largest island in the Philippine archipelago and home to almost half of the country's population) Visayas Mindanao (the second largest island in the Philippines comprising 34% of the national territory)
Area:
total: 300,000sqkm
(about 2 times as big as Liaoning Province) land: 298,170sqkm water: 1,830 sq km
Map: 1, 2 Capital: Manila
Republic of the Philippines
Republic of the Philippines
Currency
Republic of the Philippines currency
Republic of the Philippines currency
Republic of the Philippines currency
10 Peso in coin
Republic of the Philippines
Currency
The currency in the Philippines is the Centavo and the Peso (P). Philippine Peso (Piso) made up one hundred centavos (sentimos). Peso (PHP) (Piso)= 100 Centavos (Sentimos) Notes are in denominations of P1000, 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5. Coins are in denominations of P10, 5, 2 and 1, and 25, 10, 5 and 1 centavos.
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