- Philippines - Wikipedia
American colonial authorities referred to the country as the Philippine Islands (a translation of the Spanish name) [24] The United States began changing its nomenclature from "the Philippine Islands" to "the Philippines" in the Philippine Autonomy Act and the Jones Law [25]
- History, Map, Flag, Population, Capital, Facts - Britannica
Philippines, island country of Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean It is an archipelago consisting of more than 7,000 islands and islets lying about 500 miles (800 km) off the coast of Vietnam Manila is the capital, but nearby Quezon City is the country’s most-populous city
- Philippines - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Philippines is an island country in Southeast Asia in the Pacific Ocean It has 7,641 islands The capital city of the Philippines is Manila Spain (1521–1898), and the United States (1898–1946), colonized (controlled) the country and Palau, which is on the eastern side of the Philippine Sea
- Philippines Maps Facts - World Atlas
Covering a total land area of 300,000 sq km, the Philippines is an archipelagic nation located in Southeast Asia Situated in the southwestern part of Luzon Island, along the eastern coast of Manila Bay is Manila – the capital city of the Philippines
- Philippines - The World Factbook
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- Philippines country profile - BBC
More than 7,000 islands make up the Philippines, but the bulk of its fast-growing population lives on just 11 of them Much of the country is mountainous and prone to earthquakes and eruptions
- Philippines - A Country Profile - Nations Online Project
Destination Philippines, a Nations Online country profile of the archipelago in Maritime Southeast Asia The island nation is situated south of Taiwan, between the South China Sea in the west and the Pacific Ocean in the east The country consists of more than 7,640 islands (according to the Philippines government)
- Philippines - New World Encyclopedia
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas), is an island nation located in the Malay Archipelago in Southeast Asia The country was named "Las Islas Filipinas" (The Philippine Islands) by Ruy López de Villalobos after King Philip II of Spain
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