IPhilippines, igama eligcwele leRiphabhlikhi yasePhilippines, itholakala eningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia, emngceleni weSouth China Sea ngasentshonalanga nePacific Ocean empumalanga. Lezi ziqhingi zinjengamaparele acwebezelayo, agcwele phakathi komkhathi omkhulu wamagagasi aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka eWestern Pacific, kanti iPhilippines inegama elithi "Pearl of the Western Pacific". IPhilippines inendawo engamakhilomitha-skwele angama-299,700, okukhona kuyo iziqhingi ezinkulu eziyi-11 ezifana neLuzon, iMindanao neSamar ezingama-96% endawo yezwe. Ugu lwasePhilippines lungamakhilomitha angu-18533 ubude futhi lunamachweba amaningi emvelo. IPhilippines inesimo sezulu esishisayo samahlathi emvula, ukushisa okuphezulu nemvula, izinsiza zezitshalo ezicebile, izinhlobo eziningi ze-10,000 zezitshalo ezishisayo, ezaziwa nge- "Garden Island Country". Indawo yayo yehlathi ingamahektha ayizigidi ezingama-15.85, enamanani okuhlanganisa ama-53 %. Ikhiqiza izinkuni eziyigugu njenge-ebony ne-sandalwood. Izwe lihlukaniswe izingxenye ezintathu ezinkulu: iLuzon, Visaya neMindanao. KuneCapital Region, iCordillera Administrative Region, ne-Autonomous Region eMuslim Mindanao, kanye naseIlocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, South Tagalog, Bickel, naseWest Visa Kunezifunda eziyi-13, kufaka phakathi i-Asia, Central Visaya, East Visaya, Western Mindanao, Northern Mindanao, Southern Mindanao, Central Mindanao neCaraga. Kunezifundazwe ezingama-73, izifundazwe ezi-2 kanye namadolobha angama-60.

Okhokho basePhilippines babengabokufika abavela ezwenikazi lase-Asia. EPhilippines cishe ngekhulu le-14, kwavela imibuso eminingi eyahlukanisayo eyakhiwe izizwe zomdabu kanye nabokufika baseMalay, owaduma kakhulu kuwo kwakunguMbuso weSulu, umbuso wasolwandle owavela ngawo-1470s. Ngo-1521, uMagellan wahola uhambo lwaseSpain oluya eziqhingini zasePhilippine. Ngo-1565, iSpain yahlasela futhi yathatha iPhilippines, futhi isibuse iPhilippines iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-300. NgoJuni 12, 1898, iPhilippines yamemezela inkululeko futhi yasungula iRiphabhlikhi yasePhilippines. Ngawo lowo nyaka, i-United States yathatha iPhilippines ngokuhambisana "neSivumelwano SaseParis" esisayinwe ngemuva kwempi neSpain. Ngo-1942, iPhilippines yayiphethwe iJapane. Ngemuva kweMpi Yezwe II, iPhilippines yaphinda yaba ikoloni laseMelika. IPhilippines yathola inkululeko ngo-1946.

Ifulegi likazwelonke: Ngunxande ovundlile onesilinganiso sobude nobubanzi buka-2: 1. Ohlangothini lwefulegi kukhona unxantathu omhlophe olinganayo, phakathi kukhona ilanga eliphuzi elikhanyisa imishayo eyisishiyagalombili, futhi izinkanyezi ezintathu eziphuzi ezikhombe ezinhlanu zisemakhoneni amathathu onxantathu. Uhlangothi lwangakwesokudla lwefulegi luyi-trapezoid engele kwesokudla ngokubomvu nokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, futhi izikhundla ezingenhla nezingezansi zemibala emibili zingashintshwa. Imvamisa umbala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ungaphezulu, ubomvu ngaphezulu empini. Ilanga nemisebe kufanekisela inkululeko; imishayo emide eyisishiyagalombili imele izifundazwe eziyisishiyagalombili ebeziqala ukuvukela inkululeko nenkululeko kazwelonke, kanti eminye imisebe imele ezinye izifundazwe. Izinkanyezi ezintathu ezinamaphoyinti amahlanu zimele izifunda ezintathu ezinkulu zasePhilippines: iLuzon, iSamar neMindanao. Okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kufanekisela ukwethembeka nobuqotho, okubomvu kufanekisela isibindi, futhi okumhlophe kufanekisela ukuthula nobumsulwa.

Abantu basePhilippines babalelwa ezigidini ezingama-85.2 (2005). IPhilippines yizwe elinezinhlanga eziningi. AmaMalay enza ngaphezu kwabantu abangama-85% bezwe, kufaka phakathi amaTagalog, Ilocos, nePampanga. Izinhlanga ezincane kanye nozalo lwangaphandle kubandakanya amaShayina, ama-Indonesia, ama-Arabhu, amaNdiya, amaSpanishi kanye nabaseMelika, nabantu abambalwa bomdabu. Kunezilimi ezingaphezu kuka-70 ePhilippines. Ulimi lukazwelonke lususelwa esiTagalog Filipino, kanti isiNgisi yilona olusemthethweni. Cishe abantu abangama-84% bakholelwa kubuKhatholika, u-4.9% ukholelwa kubuSulumane, idlanzana labantu likholelwa ku-Independence kanye ne-Protestant Christianity, iningi lamaShayina likholelwa eBuddhism, futhi iningi labomdabu likholelwa ezinkolweni zokuqala.

IPhilippines icebile ngemithombo yemvelo, kunezinhlobo ezingaphezu kwezingu-20 zamadiphozithi ezibandakanya ithusi, igolide, isiliva, i-iron, i-chromium ne-nickel. Kunemiphongolo engaba yizigidi ezingama-350 yemithombo kawoyela engxenyeni esenyakatho-ntshonalanga yesiqhingi sasePalawan. Izinsizakusebenza eziphehla ugesi ngaphansi komhlaba ePhilippines kulinganiselwa ukuthi zinemiphongolo eyi-2.09 billion yamandla kawoyela ongahluziwe. Izinsiza zasemanzini nazo ziningi, kunezinhlobo zezinhlanzi ezingaphezu kuka-2 400, phakathi kwazo imithombo ye-tuna iphakathi kwezihamba phambili emhlabeni. Izitshalo zokudla eziyinhloko ePhilippines ilayisi nommbila. Ukhukhunathi, umoba, i-manila hemp nogwayi yizitshalo ezine ezinkulu zemali ePhilippines.

IPhilippines isebenzisa imodeli yezomnotho egxile ekuthumeleni impahla ngaphandle, kanti imboni yezinsizakalo, imboni kanye nezolimo zibalwa ngama-47%, 33% kanye nama-20% we-GDP ngokulandelana. Ngo-2005, umnotho wasePhilippines wakhula ngo-5.1%, kanti i-GDP yayo yafinyelela cishe ku-US $ 103 billion. Ezokuvakasha zingenye yemithombo ebalulekile yemali engenayo yokuhwebelana namanye amazwe ePhilippines.Izindawo eziyinhloko zabavakashi yilezi: i-Baisheng Beach, i-Blue Harbour, iBaguio City, i-Mayon Volcano, kanye namathala asekuqaleni eSifundazwe sase-Ifugao.