Philippines

• Capital: Manila
• Major Cities
  • Quezon City
  • Davao
  • Cebu
  • Cagayan de Oro
• Major Geographical Features
  • Oceans and Seas
    • Pacific Ocean
    • Philippine Sea
    • South China Sea
    • Sulu Sea
    • Bohol Sea
    • Celebes Sea
    • Visuayan Sea
  • Islands
    • Luxon
    • Mindoau
    • Panay
    • Palawan
    • Negros
    • Minandao
    • Sumar
  • Mt. Pinatubo
  • Mt. Apo
• Official Name: Republic of the Philippines
• Religion: Roman Catholic (83%)
  • Only Asian nation that is primarily Roman Catholic
• Language: Filipino (based on Tagalog)
• 1521: Ferdinand Magellan murdered by native Filipinos
• 1889: Philippines ceded to the United States from Spain
• 1934: Congress allows the Philippines to become an autonomous commonwealth 
• 1986: Ferdinand Marcos exiled after losing election to Corazon Aquino
• 2013: Typhoon Haiyan strikes the Philippines, killing over 6,300 people
• Independence: 1946 from the United States
• Government: republic
• Currency: Philippine peso (PHP)
• Philippines is slightly larger than Arizona
• Literacy: 92.6%
• Climate: tropical
• Home to Europe's largest bison herd
• Exports
  • Rice
    • Philippines is the largest rice exporter
  • Car Parts
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Telecommunications
• 7.1% of islands are uninhabited (about 1,000 islands)
• Makati City, Philippines is the "Selfie Capital of the World"