The Philippines, better known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a unique country with a unique group of tropical islands in Southeast Asia. The nation is known for traveling around the world because of its beautiful beaches, exotic wildlife, and intimate and ubiquitous nurses. In 2015, the Philippines had a population of about 100 million and was the eighth-largest country in Asia and the 12th most populous country in the world. The Philippines has a total area of ​​340,348 square kilometers. The Philippines is located both on the Pacific Ring of Fire and on the mainland. The country favors earthquakes and typhoons. In addition, the status of the Philippines also offers the highest natural resources and breathtaking biodiversity. The Philippine flag is composed of two equal colors of royal blue and white on a white background at the top and several stylized star flags. It also has a special feature: it is worn by the blue flag in peacetime. and with the red banner at the top, the country is at war. After the Second World War in 1946, the Philippines became the first country in Southeast Asia to gain independence. We will cover some amazing facts about the Philippines in this article. So let's start ...

1. More than 900 kinds of flowers grow in the Philippines.

2. The Philippines is the only United Nations country where divorce is often illegal.

3. The Philippines accounts for about 45% of the country's drinking.

4. Manila was named after a white flower growing on bushes.

5. In 2014, Time magazine featured Makati, a city in Metro Manila, the largest selfie city in the world.

6. Manila Chinatown dates back to the sixteenth century, making it the oldest Chinatown in the world.

7. The Philippines speaks in one hundred and seventy languages.

8. The Philippines is the largest provider of nurses in the world, with about a quarter of foreign nurses coming from the country.

9. On May 4, 2006, Manila's 3,738 women topped the global list of the highest number of breastfeeding women in the same period.

10. Antibiotics Israyon, an antibiotic widely used to treat lung disease, was discovered by a Filipino doctor, Abelardo Aguilar, in 1949.

11. The predominantly Catholic community of the Philippines becomes one of the two predominantly Christian nations of Southeast Asia.

12. The University of Santo Tomas in Manila was founded by the Dominican monks in 1611, making it the oldest American American Harvard University, founded in 1636.

13. In terms of the student population, the University of Santo Tomas is also the largest Catholic university in the world on another campus.

14. The city of Canlaon, on the Philippine island of Negros, is home to the mysterious Canlaon tree, the largest tree estimated to be 13 to 30 years old.

15. Due to the lack of tomatoes during World War II, the Philippines has an alternative to blend-based ketchup and its hue is adapted to the traditional color of ketchup.

16. According to the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority, the Philippines is made up of 7,700 islands, of which only 22 are inhabited and about 5,000 remain unknown.

17. The Philippines is one of the few mega-countries in the world with biodiversity due to the richness of its herbs and animals. Including many endemic animals whose species are found elsewhere on the planet. This species includes over 100 species of birds and 100 species of mammals.

18. The Philippines continues to fight for political violence even during the 21st century. In fact, over 100 political killings have occurred in the Philippines since 2001.

19. On 15 June 1991, the eruption of the Pinatubo volcano caused an average of less than half a degree of global warming.

20. The volcano has produced 10 billion tons of magma and about 20 million tons of sulfur diode has been released into the air for several months. This gas is a toxic year that has spread around the world.

21. The tiny island of the Philippines, Camiguin, consists of five major cities and more than 10 mountains, the highest number of volcanoes per square kilometer.

22. The Philippines typically sees five earthquakes on average each year, seven major earthquakes every 10 years, and one major earthquake every 10 years.

23. The 8.2-kilometer underground tunnel from Palawan Island in the Philippines was the longest until the divers discovered a Mexican sub-river measuring about 10 kilometers. long.

24. The Philippine Sea on the east side of Mindanao Island in the Pacific Ocean is the third deepest submarine after the Marianas trench and Tonga Trench and extends over a depth of about six and a half miles.

25. The rice fields of the Cordilleras of the Philippines are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites and are estimated to be about 2,000 years old. The trunks are incredibly beautiful and are often described as the eighth wonder of the world.

26. The global symbol of the Philippines is the Philippine eagle, which is full of eagle species with its length and height of wings identified as the Philippine national bird in 1995. The Philippine eagle is also known as the eagle. eats a monkey, pretty much the opposite. to believe they eat monkeys. It was also harmed in the accident and, as a result, the killing of a 12-year-old prisoner.

27. The Philippines has the highest level of access to the world's wildlife. In fact, thirteen species of herbs have been discovered in the last decade.

28. The Philippines is a habitat of the Philippine deer, the world's smallest bird known as Pilandok, which is 40 cm or 16 inches high on the shoulders.

29. The Philippines and its neighbor, Indonesia, is the only place on the planet outside of America where skunks can be found.

30. Gollum suluEns is a species of fish found from the island of Palawan in the western Philippines, called Gollum, a tragic emaciated characteristic of J. R. R. Tolkien's Legendarium.

31. Apparently, puppies and zebras, more or less known as Zabrocki or drunk, were first reared at the Manila Zoo in 1962.

32. According to a recent census, 52 million people in the Philippines speak English, making it the fifth-largest English country behind the United States, India, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom.

33. The capital of the Philippines of Manila. Located in the northern part of Luzon, the city was founded on June 24, 1571, by Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi. It has a small population of approximately 1,700 million inhabitants. human beings.

34. According to the UN, Manila is the most populous city in the world with more than 40,000 people in one square.

35. The first Filipino saint from Manila, Lorenzo Ruiz, was killed in Japan for refusing to leave Christianity when he was brutally tortured. Ruiz is also a supportive leader of the Philippines.

36. Seen from above, Manila City Hall looks like a box. It was designed to resemble the shield of the Templars adorned with a cross to symbolize the protection of the land under the Roman Catholic Church.

37. Tomas Claudio Street in Manila was named after the first Filipino captured in the First World War. A young man, Claudia moved to the United States to look for a better life before deciding to enlist in the US Army in 1917. The following year, she died a month after being wounded in battle. in Europe. The Philippine government finally decided to name one of Manila's streets in his honor.

38. The city of Marikina in Luzon is often called the Filipino city of footwear because of its important garment industry. The district increased its reputation in 2002 with the construction of the world's largest footwear, over 5 feet tall, 2,550 feet high and two meters high.

39. It is estimated that the Philippines sends 400 text messages daily, up to 144,000 SMS messages per year, more than the average number of SMS messages sent daily to the United States and Europe. The Philippines is known as the capital of text messaging.

40. Filipinos evacuated thousands of jeep troops abandoned by U.S. troops. after World War II and transformed into passenger cars called "jeepneys".

41. Filipinos are known to have a long Christmas tradition, starting with the Christmas carols, reaching the largest number of people on January 6th with a free monthly festival of about four months. All in all, this is a long Christmas season down

42. Basketball is the most popular sport in the Philippines. The Philippines Basketball Association is the first and oldest league in Asia and the second in the world after the National Basketball Association in the United States.

43. Although long-term blockage is practiced in many countries, it is still popular in the Philippines. In fact, the world is the scene of a major cockfighting competition known as the Cub Cub Slasher organized at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila.

44. In the Philippines, spider fights are very popular among teens who will keep even a few spiders in the stairs.

45. Filipinos love shopping, and the Philippines has three of the world's 10 largest shops.

46. ​​The Philippines is the world's largest exporter of coconut and tropical fruits such as papaya and mangosteen.

47. A modern yo-yo designed by Filipino American named Pedro Flores. In fact, the word yo-yo comes from yo-yo, which means to return to Ilocano, the third most spoken mother tongue in the Philippines.

48. During his visit to the Philippines in 2015, nearly six million Filipinos attended the closing Mass offered by Pope Francis at Luneta Park in Manila on January 18, at the largest public assembly in the Philippines. history surpasses the record set by the pope. John Paul II on World World Day in 1995, also performed at Luneta Park

49. Filipino competitors have competed for many of the major beauty pageant titles: 3 for Universal 6 for Miss World 1 for Miss World and five for Miss Earth, making it the second most successful country in the visible backyard. from Venezuela.

50. Jaz Cola, a soft drink made by Coca Cola, a Pepsi competitor, exclusively on the Philippine market. This drink is only available in the Philippines.

51. On December 5, 1965, a Megaton 1 nuclear bomb fell on the Philippine coast, near Japan, when an accidental aircraft that was attached to an accident fell from a carrier, a helicopter and a nuclear bomb were never recovered. Until 1989, the Pentagon proved that this had already happened.

52. In 1844, the Philippines passed from one part of the Internet Data Line to another, with a desire to permanently erase the history of the Philippines on December 31, 1844.

53. In August 2016, it was discovered that Filipino fishermen had found the world's largest pearl and kept it under the bed for ten years, not knowing that it was a suitable pearl for Puerto Rico. The Pearl weighs 34 kg.