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The name: the Republic of the Philippines (The Republic of The Philippines)Flag: a horizontal rectangle, the length and width ratio of 2:1.Flagpole on the side of the white equilateral triangle, is among the eight radioactive beam of light yellow sun, Wu Jiaoxing three yellow triangle in the three Kok.Red and blue flag of the right color of the two right-angle ladder, the two colors from top to bottom location can be swapped.Usually in blue, red in the last war.Sun logo symbolizes freedom and light; eight long beam on behalf of the original uprising for national liberation and independence of the eight provinces, the remaining light that in other provinces.Three representatives of the Philippines Wu Jiaoxing the three major areas: Luzon, Samar and Mindanao.Blue symbol of loyalty, integrity, courage symbolic red and white symbol of peace and purity.National Emblem: The shield-shaped.Central is the radiance of the sun radiation patterns, 3 Wu Jiaoxing in the face of the shield, its implication with the national flag.The bottom left a blue and yellow eagles, red and yellow lower right corner for the Lions.Lion and eagle logo for the United States in the Spanish colonial period and the Philippines sign, symbol of the Philippines from colonial rule and won independence in the historical process.Below the shield logo on the white Shoudai in English saying "the Republic of the Philippines."National flower: JasmineState tree: Narayanan treeState stone: PearlState bird: Philippine (phillipine eagle)Important holiday: Independence Day: June 12 (1898); National Day: June 12 (1898); Freedom Day: February 25; Badan: April 9 (World War II War Memorial); Mayflower Festival: May last Sunday; National Heroes Day: August 27; Heroes Day (UNIFIL cadres of the national hero Jiuyi): December 30.National political figures: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Arroyo), 2004年6月re-election; Guingona (Guingona Jr.); 2001年2月representation; Speaker of the House in Ho Sai Debei Western Asia (Jose De Venecia), 1992 From July to June 1998 the House of Representatives Speaker, in July 2001 re-election as Speaker of the House.Senate President Franklin Drilon (Franklin Drilon), 2001年7月re-elected.Physical Geography: Located in southeast Asia, North at the Bashi Channel and China Taiwan Province distant relative, the South and Southwest at苏拉威西海, Balabake Strait and Indonesia, Malaysia, the sea, the east Pacific, west by the South China Sea.By 7107 the size of islands with a total area of 299,700 square kilometers, is an archipelago located in the southeast Asian country.One of Luzon and Mindanao, Samar Island, and other 11 main islands of the total area of about 96 percent.18,533 km-long coastline.A tropical maritime climate, high-temperature wet, the humidity.Average annual temperature of 27 ℃, the annual precipitation 2,000 mm.Population: about 84 million (2005), the Philippines is the world's 12th largest country with a large population.Malay of the national population of more than 85 percent, including his Tagalog, Yiluo Ge, Bambins teeth, and the Visayas than Kohl, etc.; minority and foreign descent are Chinese, Indonesian, Arab , Indians, Spaniards and Americans, there are a few indigenous people.Philippines has 70 multiple languages.Mandarin in his Tagalog-based Filipino, English as the official language.Nationals of about 84 percent Catholic, 4.9 percent Muslim, a small number of people believe in the independence and Protestantism, many Chinese believe in Buddhism, many indigenous people believe in primitive religion.Capital: Manila (Manila), Manila Bay in Luzon banks of the West Bank, is the country's largest port, as early as the 16th century is well-known port.November 1975, the Government of the Philippines decided to Manila, Kaluoaokan, Quezon, Pasa Yi four cities and 13 Ma Kadi, and other areas of Manila.Population 10.9 million (April 2005).The average annual temperature of 28 ℃.Administrative Division: country is divided into Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao, the three most.A total of the metropolitan area, and the Cordillera Administrative Region of Muslim Mindanao autonomous region, and Yi Luoge, Cagayan Valley, in the Luzon area, South Pylon Jialuo Ge, Bichel, Xiwei Sa Asia, in the Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Western Mindanao, Northern Mindanao, Southern Mindanao, in the Mindanao area and Karaga District 13, and other areas.Under the 73 provinces, two minutes and 60 provincial cities.Filipinos have discharge of fireworks greeted the New Year's traditionHistory: The Philippines is the ancestors of the Asian mainland immigrants.The Philippines in the 14th century after being issued by tribal and indigenous Malay immigrants constitute some of the Kingdom of separatism, the most famous of which is 14 in the 1970s the rise of the Kingdom of Sulu sea power.1521, Magellan led by the Spanish expedition team arrived in the Philippine Islands.1565, Spain occupied the Philippines, has since ruled the Philippines for more than 300 years.June 12, 1898, the Philippines declared independence, the establishment of the Republic of the Philippines.The same year, according to the U.S. war on Spain after the signing of the "Treaty of Paris" occupation of the Philippines.1942, the Philippines was under Japanese occupation.After the Second World War, the Philippines to become a U.S. colony.July 4, 1946, the United States was forced to agree to the Philippines independence.September 2, 1996, the Philippine government and the largest anti-government organization the Moro National Liberation Front signed a peace agreement to end the South up to 24 years of conflict situation.Politics: the current constitution in the Philippines on February 2, 1987 passed, the same year on February 11 by the President formally announced the entry into force.Constitution: implementation of the executive, legislative, judicial separation of powers form of government.President of the cabinet system, the president is the head of state, government leaders and armed forces commander-in-chief.Executive power is vested by the voters directly elected for a term of six years, may not be re-elected, the president the right to the implementation of martial law, the right to dissolve parliament and to refrain from arbitrary arrest of opposition; ban military intervention in politics; protection of human rights, banning personal dictatorship; land Reform.Parliament said the Congress, is the highest legislative body, by the Senate and House of Representatives formed.Ownership Supreme Court and the judicial courts at all levels.Philippines small busEconomy: the Philippines has abundant natural resources, copper reserves of about 3.716 billion tons, the 136 million tons, 127 million tons of nickel.Palawan Island is the northwest area of about 3.5 million barrels of oil reserves.Philippine geothermal resources are 20.9 million barrels of crude oil is expected standards of energy.Aquatic resources are very rich, more than 2,400 kinds of fish species, of which the forefront of the world's tuna resources.Philippine forest area of 15.85 million hectares, the coverage rate of 53 percent, births Wu Mu, Macassar Ebony, and other valuable timber.Philippines is the main food crops rice and maize.Coconut, sugar cane, tobacco Manila, the Philippines and Ma's four major economic crop.Philippines to export-oriented economy, the tertiary industry in the national economy prominent position, while the agricultural and manufacturing sectors also account for a considerable proportion.Agricultural population of the total population of 2 / 3 above.Major food crops are rice and maize.Philippines-rich coconut, banana, mango, pineapple, coconut production and export volume of the world's total output and export volume of more than 60 percent.Philippine industries to agriculture, mainly the processing of forest products, and some textiles, cement, auto assembly, and other industries.The service industry output value increased year by year, the gross national product in the proportion has reached 43% of the total economically active population of 47.3% of the economically active population.Philippine Tourism is an important source of foreign exchange earnings, the main tourist attractions are: Pagsanjan, blue Harbour, Baguio City, Mayon Volcano, Ifugao province, such as the original terrace.Miss Philippines 2004Press and Publications: The main English-language daily: "Manila bulletin", "Philippine Star" and "asked the Philippine Daily", "Free Press", "Manila Times", "Manila Chronicle."Philippine-language daily: "News" and "the Philippines News."Chinese Daily News: "World Journal", "Business News" and "Chinatown News", "United Daily News" and "World Journal."Founded in 1973 as the PNA official news agencies, news organizations are the Philippine National Press Club, Philippine Press Photographers Association, Philippine Association of Publishers.There are 257 publishers.There are 629 radio and 137 television stations, TV Broadcasting, and the people of an official nature, and the remaining are privately owned.Philippine radio and television stations to use the language is English, Tagalog and Chinese.Held in Manila on a case-by-game animal, and women in a battle with the Bulls.Diplomacy: that pursue an independent foreign policy, in the balance, equality, mutual benefit, on the basis of mutual respect with all countries in the development of political and economic relations.The three foreign policy objectives are: to strengthen national security and promote economic development, the protection of overseas Philippine people.Attention with the United States, China and Japan the relationship between big countries, actively promote intra-ASEAN cooperation and development with the Islamic countries and friendly relations.Vigorously promote economic diplomacy and actively participate in international and regional affairs.Relations with China: Sino-Philippine friendly exchanges between the two peoples and the history of Yuan Yuan-long.As early as the Tang and Song Dynasties period, China and the Philippines will have economic and cultural exchanges.June 9, 1975, the two countries established diplomatic relations.President Aquino and President Ramos in April 1988 and April 1993 visit to China.November 1996, President Jiang Zemin to the Philippines to participate in the 4th APEC informal leadership meeting and the Philippines for an official visit.May 2000, Philippine President Joseph Estrada on a state visit to China, the two governments signed the "People's Republic of China Government and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines on the framework of bilateral cooperation in the 21st century, the joint statement."October 2001, President Arroyo to Shanghai to attend the ninth APEC informal leadership meeting and a state visit to China.September 2004, Arroyo on a state visit to China.April 2005, Chinese President Hu Jintao on a state visit to the Philippines.Bilateral trade volume between the two countries to an average annual growth rate of 43.78 percent, in 2004 trade volume reached 13.328 billion U.S. dollars.China is the Philippines's fourth largest trade partner and the fastest growing export market.Reproduced: http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-06/18/content_445771.htm

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