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Location
The Resume
(July 4, 1946- )
Independent from United States
Islands east of Vietnam
Primary languages are Filipino and English
Capital is Manila
Why Philippines might be annoying
It is located on the typhoon belt.
It has active volcanoes, earthquakes, garbage landslides and tsunamis.
Its government is fighting with China, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam over the ownership of the Spratly Islands.
Heroin and crystal methamphetamine are illegally transferred through the country.
It is made up of over 7,100 islands.
Tourists and journalists are occasionally kidnapped or killed by guerrilla fighters in Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago.
Ferries are overcrowded, poorly maintained and often sink (about 100 accidents each year).
During 'Apocalypse Now's' filming in the Philippines, a typhoon Olga destroyed over $1 million worth of the equipment and set. It was one of the most dangerous films to be made, due to the location.
One hurricane in Baguio left the island three feet deep in water.
Almost half of their doctors leave to practice in the United States.
The country is hard to spell correctly.
Why Philippines might not be annoying
The HIV/AIDS rate is impressively low (0.07%).
The people are said to be friendly and helpful to tourists.
Manila, the nation's capital, was leveled during WW II and has been rebuilt into a modern city.
It is home to the Tarsier (world's smallest primate, under one foot tall).
Its government rewards Olympic medalist with a significant amount of money (although almost no one brought the country a medal in decades).
Its a great place for spelunking and canoeing.
They were invaded by Japan the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor (December 8, 1941).
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