๐ Countries of the world ๐ฏ Asia
The Philippines
๐ In short
The Philippines is a country in Southeast Asia made up of more than seven thousand islands in the western Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Manila. It's hot all year round, with white sandy beaches, mountains, volcanoes and green rice fields.
๐คฉ Did you know?
- Between March and May the temperature in the Philippines can reach 38 degrees.
- The two official languages are Filipino and English.
- The currency is the Philippine peso.
- There have been many Muslims in the southern Philippines for hundreds of years.
๐๏ธ Fact file
- Capital
- Manila
- Official language
- Filipino and English
- Official name
- Republic of the Philippines
- Currency
- Main currency unit: the peso
- Area
- 300,000 kmยฒ
- Population
- Estimated in 2000 at about 74,575,000 people
๐ Find out more
๐ Rice terraces
In the Philippine mountains there are ancient rice terraces carved into the slopes thousands of years ago, looking like the steps of a giant green staircase.
๐ The Chocolate Hills
On the island of Bohol there are more than a thousand small, similar hills whose grass turns brown in the dry summer, so they look like pieces of chocolate and are called โthe Chocolate Hillsโ.
๐ก Amazing little animals
The Philippines is home to the little tarsier with its huge eyes, one of the smallest primates in the world, which can turn its head almost all the way round.
๐ฏ Typhoons and seasons
Strong storms hit the Philippines every year, and people there call them โtyphoonsโ. There are two seasons: dry and rainy.
๐ธ More pictures
๐งฉ Test yourself
1 What is the capital of the Philippines?
2 Why are Bohol's hills called โthe Chocolate Hillsโ?
3 Between March and May the temperature in the Philippines can reach ?? degrees.
4 Which picture shows โThe Philippinesโ?
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๐ท Picture sources: Wikimedia Commons
- Bahnfrend ยท CC BY-SA 4.0
- CEphoto, Uwe Aranas ยท CC BY-SA 3.0
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