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11 avril 2012

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9781406246667

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English

Poids de l'ouvrage

3 Mo

Philippines offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture. It also includes a detailed fact file, maps and charts, and a traceable flag.

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Publié par

Capstone Global Library

Date de parution

11 avril 2012

EAN13

9781406246667

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

3 Mo

Countries Around the World Philippines

Michael Burgan

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Edited by Abby Colich and Claire Throp Designed by Ryan Frieson and Steven Mead Original illustrations © Capstone Global Library Ltd, 2012 Illustrated by Oxford Designers & Illustrators Picture research by Ruth Blair Originated by Capstone Global Library Ltd Printed in China by China Translation and Printing Services

ISBN 978 1 406 23550 0 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Burgan, Michael. Philippines. -- (Countries around the world) 959.9'048-dc22 A full catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs: Corbis pp. 10 (© Bettmann), 11 (© Christian Kober/Robert Harding World Imagery), 12 (© David H. Wells), 13 (© Romeo Ranoco/Reuters), 16 (© Dennis M. Sabangan/epa), 21 (© Specialist Stock), 30, 39 (© Rolex dela Pena/epa), 31 (© Reuters); Dreamstime.com pp. 5 (© Simon Hack), 25 (© Simon Gurney); Getty Images pp. 8 (Ted Aljibe/AFP), 17, 22, 28 (Jay Directo/AFP), 26 (Romeo Gacad/AFP), 35 (Lonely Planet Images); iStockphoto pp. 15 (© dejan suc), 24 (© simon gurney);Photolibrary pp. 7 (Tom Cockrem/Ticket), 33 (Emma Gutteridge); Shutterstock pp. 18 (© tubuceo), 46 (© adam.golabek); © USGS p. 20.

Cover photograph of a farmer walking through rice paddies on the mountain slopes of Banaue City, Ifugao Province, Philippines reproduced with permission of Corbis (© John Javellana/Reuters).

We would like to thank Edith R. Borbon for her invaluable help in the preparation of this book.

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Contents

Introducing the Philippines ............................................... 4 History: path to independence ......................................... 6 Regions and resources: mountains and more ................. 14 Wildlife: rare and unusual................................................ 18 Infrastructure: building a modern nation ........................ 22 Culture: a blend of peoples ............................................ 28 The Philippines today……………………………...………..34 Fact ﬁle…………………………………………………….....36

Timeline…………………………………………….………...40

Glossary……………………………………………………....42

Find out more………………………………………………..44

Topic tools……………………………………………….......46

Index……………………………………………………….....48

Some words in the book are in bold,like this. You can ﬁnd out what they mean by looking in the glossary.

Introducing the Philippines

Can you imagine a country made up of more than 7,000 islands? That country exists in the Pacific Ocean, east of mainland Asia. It is the Philippines, a land famous for its natural beauty, variety of wildlife, and pleasanttropicalweather. Taken together, its islands cover an area just a bit smaller than the United Kingdom and Ireland.

As an island nation, the Philippines has no land borders with any other countries. Its closest neighbours are Malaysia (to the southwest), Indonesia (to the south), and China and Taiwan (to the north). The Philippines is part of a region called Southeast Asia.

An island people The people of the Philippines, calledFilipinos, live on fewer than half of the islands that make up their nation. Most of the islands cover less than 2.6 square kilometres (1 square mile). Many islands don’t even have names. The largest island is Luzon. Manila, the nation’s capital, is located there. To the south is the large island of Mindanao. In between is a group of smaller islands called the Visayas.

Different backgrounds, one nation The Philippines today is a blend of several distinctcultures. The first settlers wereMalay. Spain then controlled the islands for several hundred years. The United States ruled the Philippines for a time, as did Japan during World War II. The Filipinos were finally granted their independence in 1946. Filipinos reflect these different influences. Many have Southeast Asian roots, Spanish names, and speak English. But at heart, the people know they are a distinct nation, and they are proud to be Filipino.

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