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Philippines

13.0N 122.0E · 19 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES · 4 JUL 1946
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1986 - present · People Power and the Modern Republic
3 EVENTS
Feb 1986 · People Power Revolution 1 REF
1987 · New democratic constitution 1 REF
1941 - 1986 · Japanese Occupation, Independence and the Marcos Dictatorship
3 EVENTS
4 Jul 1946 · Independence of the Republic of the Philippines 2 REFS
21 Sep 1972 · Marcos declares martial law 2 REFS
1898 - 1941 · Cession to America, the Philippine-American War and the Commonwealth
3 EVENTS
10 Dec 1898 · Treaty of Paris: Spain cedes the Philippines to the U.S. 1 REF
1899-1902 · The Philippine-American War 2 REFS
1872 - 1898 · Rizal, the Katipunan and the Revolution of 1896-1898
4 EVENTS
30 Dec 1896 · Execution of Jose Rizal 2 REFS
12 Jun 1898 · Declaration of Philippine independence 2 REFS
1565 - 1815 · Spanish Colonisation, Catholicism and the Galleon Trade
3 EVENTS
1565 · Legazpi founds the first Spanish settlement at Cebu 1 REF
1565-1815 · The Manila-Acapulco galleon trade 1 REF
c. 900 - 1565 · Barangays, Indianised Polities and the Islamic Sultanates
3 EVENTS
900 CE · The Laguna Copperplate Inscription 1 REF
mid-15th c. · Founding of the Sultanate of Sulu 1 REF
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Manila
Population
104 m
Area
342,353 km²
Region
South-Eastern Asia
Languages
English, Filipino
Currency
Philippine peso (₱)
Demonym
Filipino
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$487 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$4,171’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
4.4%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
1.7%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
66.8%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
117 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
69.9 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
55.8%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.9’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
98.5%’20 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
50.6’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
52.7’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
54.2’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
56.1’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
47.1’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
36.2’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
5.1%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.79’21 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
26.5’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
80.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
48.5%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
98.5%’20 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
4.0%’25 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
94.0%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
85.3%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
47.4%’24 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.3%’20 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
320’20 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
67.3%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
115’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
61.0%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
298,170 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
24.5%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
42.7%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
1.5’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
28.0%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
2.0%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
1.5%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.2%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
94.8%’24 WB-WDI
Cobalt (mined)
3,700 t’25 USGS-MCS
Nickel (mined)
270 kt’25 USGS-MCS

Military

Military burden
1.3%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$6.1 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
157,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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