Philippines

The Philippines (English Philippines, Tagalog Pilipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines (English Republic of the Philippines, Tagalog Republika ng Pilipinas) is a CountryHumans character, an island state in Southeast Asia.

The Philippines is located in the western part of the Pacific Ocean between Indonesia and Taiwan and includes over 7000 islands, which is several more than Japan (about 6800 islands).

The Philippines is ranked 12th in the world in terms of population and 72nd in terms of territory.

Appearance
The Philippines is usually depicted as a youth of average height, whose head is painted in the form of the country's flag. Sometimes one eye (right) is painted yellow, due to the peculiarity of the Philippine flag. It does not have specific clothing, as the authors and artists have different styles.

Character
The Philippines is an incredibly kind and sympathetic country. Has a beautiful voice and they love to sing. They categorically dislike the memories of their own colonial oppression, because then the spirit of the revolutionary awakens in them. At such moments, it is desirable that Spain, the United States and Japan are not nearby.

Flag values
The stars represent the three island groups that make up the Philippines: Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao. The golden image of the sun with eight rays symbolizes the provinces of the Philippines, which were the first to rise to fight Spain. # FCD116	252, 209, 22 The white triangle is a symbol of peace and purity. #FFFFFF	255, 255, 255 The blue color symbolizes patriotism and courage, honor and strength, the desire to follow your ideals. # 0038A8	0, 56, 168 Red - patriotism and courage. # CE1126	206, 17, 38

Other symbols
There are 12 official symbols and these are 6 of the official symbols:


 * The flower of the Philippines, Sampaguita. Filia wears one or two;
 * National sport, Arnis, which uses batons, edged weapons or bare hands;
 * National motto: “Maka-diyos, Makatao, Makakalikasan at Makabayan.” (“For God, people, nature and country.”);

• The Philippine eagle (or the monkey-eating eagle) is the national animal of the Philippines.

• Narra is the national tree of the Philippines;

• Philippine pearl - national pearl.

History
Pre-colonial period Since the 5th century, a civilization based on a mixture of different cultures and nationalities has formed on the territory of the modern Philippines. There is evidence of early hominins living in what is now the Philippines as early as 709,000 years ago. A small number of bones from Callao Cave potentially represent an otherwise unknown species, Homo luzonensis, that lived around 50,000 to 67,000 years ago. The oldest modern human remains found on the islands are from the Tabon Caves of Palawan, U/Th-dated to 47,000 ± 11–10,000 years ago. The Tabon Man is presumably a Negrito, who were among the archipelago's earliest inhabitants, descendants of the first human migrations out of Africa via the coastal route along southern Asia to the now sunken landmasses of Sundaland and Sahul.

The first Austronesians reached the Philippines at around 2200 BC, settling the Batanes Islands and northern Luzon from Taiwan. From there, they rapidly spread downwards to the rest of the islands of the Philippines and Southeast Asia. This population assimilated with the existing Negritos resulting in the modern Filipino ethnic groups which display various ratios of genetic admixture between Austronesian and Negrito groups. Genetic signatures also indicate the possibility of migration of Austroasiatic, Papuan, and South Asian people. Jade artifacts have been found dated to 2000 BC, with the lingling-o jade items crafted in Luzon made using raw materials originating from Taiwan. By 1000 BC, the inhabitants of the archipelago had developed into four kinds of social groups: hunter-gatherer tribes, warrior societies, highland plutocracies, and port principalities.

Spanish period
After the landing of Spain on the island in 1521, the Spanish language and Catholicism became widespread, with the exception of the southern rebellious islands inhabited by Muslims. Later, after a fierce battle in 1762, Manila was captured by British colonial forces, but the following year it was returned to Spain.

The Philippine Revolution soon began, led by the Katipunan Society, a secret revolutionary democratic society. The revolutionaries almost succeeded in expelling the Spaniards by 1898.

Throughout most of Spain's reign, uprisings broke out in the Philippines, which did not end in success.

American period
In 1898, following the Spanish-American War, Spain transferred rights to the Philippines, Cuba, Guam,  and Puerto Rico to the United States for $ 20 million in accordance with the Treaty of Paris. However, on June 12, 1898, the Philippines declared itself an independent state. This led to the Philippine-American War, which ended in 1901 despite continued fighting until 1913. Thus, the Philippine Islands became a dependent territory of the United States (with its own government, which had limited powers) and only in 1935 received the status of autonomy within the United States.

Japanese period and the Philippine operation
During World War II, the Empire of Japan invaded the Philippines. The Allied forces outnumbered the Japanese troops in terms of the total number of personnel, but were poorly armed and trained (this applies primarily to the Philippine units), while the Japanese outnumbered them in the number of equipment.

Geography
The Philippines has 7,641 islands and an area of ​​300,780 square kilometers. The Philippines is made up of many mountains, kilometers of coastal plains and many lakes. This makes the landscape very varied. The highest mountain is Mount Apo. It measures up to 2,954 meters (9,692 ft) above sea level and is located on the island of Mindanao. Running east of the archipelago, the Philippine Trench extends 10,540-meter (34,580 ft) down at the Emden Deep. The longest river is the Cagayan River in northern Luzon, measuring about 520 kilometers (320 mi). Manila Bay, upon the shore of which the capital city of Manila lies, is connected to Laguna de Bay,the largest lake in the Philippines, by the Pasig River. The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River, which runs 8.2 kilometers (5.1 mi) underground through a karst landscape before reaching the ocean, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Climate
The Philippines has a tropical maritime climate that is usually hot and humid. There are three seasons: a hot dry season or summer from March to May; a rainy season from June to November; and a cool dry season from December to February. The southwest monsoon lasts from May to October, and the northeast monsoon from November to April. Temperatures usually range from 21 °C (70 °F) to 32 °C (90 °F). The coolest month is January; the warmest is May.

The average yearly temperature is around 26.6 °C (79.9 °F). In considering temperature, location in terms of latitude and longitude is not a significant factor, and temperatures at sea level tend to be in the same range. Altitude usually has more of an impact. The average annual temperature of Baguio at an elevation of 1,500 meters (4,900 ft) above sea level is 18.3 °C (64.9 °F), making it a popular destination during hot summers. Annual rainfall measures as much as 5,000 millimeters (200 in) in the mountainous east coast section but less than 1,000 millimeters (39 in) in some of the sheltered valleys.

Friends

 * Indonesia is a good friend south of me!
 * Japan - helps me with technology!
 * South Korea - Introduced me to K-pop and I love it!
 * Brunei - helps me with my culture!
 * Vietnam - we have a good relationship with him, even though he is a communist!
 * Israel - during the war, I hosted about 10 thousand Jews, and after its end I supported the plan to create your state!
 * Spain - in the past we had quite a tense relationship, but now we get along with each other!
 * Cuba - even though you are a communist, you have supported me in the past!
 * Malaysia - very friendly with me! Although he might just be friends with me because I'm also friends with Indo (Indonesia).

Neutral

 * USA - He's quite interesting. He only seems to be friendly with me when I mention something about the military or something similar, then just completely ignores me with any other topic. He also hates it that I actually talk to Russia (in which he constantly refers to him as a "commie bastard").
 * Russia
 * DPRK
 * China

Enemies

 * The Netherlands and Jamaica - Well, two people who in all seriousness legalized certain types of drugs! What fools you are!
 * ISIS is still a radical destroying countries, which is even more trenchant than drug dealers! Die!!!
 * Japanese Empire
 * Third Reich
 * Spanish Empire

Trivia

 * The Philippines saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust by creating an Open Door Policy and transforming Manila into a safe haven for refugees.
 * The Philippines hosted Vietnamese refugees fleeing the communists during their civil war. The Philippines and South Vietnam were allies during the Vietnam War.
 * The Philippines gave refuge to the Russians during the communist revolution.
 * The Philippines was once Asia's main rice supplier.
 * The first Asian airline was built in the Philippines.
 * The Philippines became the first republic in Asia.
 * There are only 146 cities in the Philippines, the rest is called a municipality.
 * The Philippines is a country that is heavily affected by weather and storms that occur every year