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Capital Manila
14°35′N 121°0′E Largest city Quezon City Official languages Recognized regional languages 19 languages languagesa Demonym Filipino Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic - President Benigno Aquino III - Vice President Jejomar Binay - Senate President Franklin Drilon - House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. - Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno Legislature Congress - Upper house Senate - Lower house House of Representatives Independence from Spainb and the United States - Established April 27, 1565 - Declared June 12, 1898 - Self-government March 24, 1934 - Recognized July 4, 1946 - Current constitution February 2, 1987 Area - Total 300,000 km2 (73rd) 120,000 sq mi - Water (%) 0.61(inland waters) - Land 298,170 km2 115,120 sq mi Population - 2014 estimate 99,280,000 (12th) - 2010 census 92,337,852 - Density 330.93/km2 (43rd) 857.11/sq mi GDP (PPP) 2014 estimate - Total $471.254 billion - Per capita $4,636[5] GDP (nominal) 2014 estimate - Total $278.260 billion - Per capita $2,737[5] Gini (2009) 43.0[6] medium · 44th HDI (2013) 0.654[7] medium · 114th Currency Peso (Filipino: piso) (₱) (PHP) Time zone PST (UTC+8) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+8) Date format mm/dd/yyyy Drives on the right[8] Calling code +63 Internet TLD .ph a. ^a The 1987 Philippine constitution specifies, "Spanish and Arabic shall be promoted on a voluntary and optional basis." b. ^b Philippine revolutionaries declared independence from Spain on June 12, 1898, but the Spanish claim of sovereignty was passed from Spain to the United States in the Treaty of Paris. This led to the Philippine–American War. AuthorMark Christian M. Tan
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