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ALRIGHT CAN WE JUST NEUTRALISE IT TO 340,000 KM2 BRUH, SOME SOURCES SAY IT IS 343,448 KM2 WHICH IS THE CURRENTLY ACCEPTED ONE Tag: Reverted |
This time, keep it that way and no area disputes, no buts, and no reverting Tag: Reverted |
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* {{lang-es|República de las Filipinas}}
* {{lang-ar|جمهورية الفلبين|Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn}}
{{div col end}}}} is an [[archipelagic country]] in [[Southeast Asia]]. In the western [[Pacific Ocean]], it consists of [[List of islands of the Philippines|7,641 islands]], with a total area of
[[Negrito]]s, the archipelago's earliest inhabitants, were followed by [[Models of migration to the Philippines|waves]] of [[Austronesian peoples]]. The adoption of [[animism]], [[Hinduism]] with [[Buddhist]] influence, and [[Islam]] established [[History of the Philippines (900–1565)|island-kingdoms]] ruled by [[datu]]s, [[raja]]s, and [[List of Muslim states and dynasties|sultans]]. Extensive overseas trade with neighbors such as the late [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] or [[Southern Song|Song]] empire brought [[Sangley|Chinese]] people to the archipelago as well, which would also gradually settle in and [[Interethnic marriage|intermix]] over the centuries. The arrival of [[Ferdinand Magellan]], a [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese]] explorer leading a fleet for [[Crown of Castile|Castile]], marked the beginning of [[Spanish Colonization in the Philippines|Spanish colonization]]. In 1543, Spanish explorer {{Lang|es|[[Ruy López de Villalobos]]|italic=no}} named the archipelago {{lang|es|Las Islas Filipinas}} in honor of [[Philip II of Spain|King Philip II]] of [[Crown of Castile|Castile]]. Spanish colonization via [[New Spain]], beginning in 1565, led to the Philippines becoming ruled by the [[Crown of Castile]], as part of the [[Spanish Empire]], for more than 300 years. [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[Christianity]] became the dominant religion, and Manila became the western hub of [[Spanish treasure fleet|trans-Pacific trade]]. [[Spaniard|Hispanic]] immigrants from [[Latin American Asian|Latin America]] and [[Iberia]] would also selectively colonize. The [[Philippine Revolution]] began in 1896, and became entwined with the 1898 [[Spanish–American War]]. Spain ceded the territory to the United States, and [[Hong Kong Junta|Filipino revolutionaries]] declared the [[First Philippine Republic]]. The ensuing [[Philippine–American War]] ended with the United States controlling the territory until the [[Philippines campaign (1941–1942)|Japanese invasion]] of the islands during [[World War II]]. After [[Philippines campaign (1944–1945)|the United States retook the Philippines from the Japanese]], the Philippines became independent in 1946. The country has had a tumultuous experience with democracy, which included the overthrow of [[Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos|a decades-long dictatorship]] in [[People Power Revolution|a nonviolent revolution]].
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