The Philippines has a total are of 119,268 square miles of land. The country borders the South China Sea to the west and north, and the Pacific Ocean to the east and south. The Philippines is comprised of 7,107 islands. "The islands are divided into three main areas: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao." (Philippines) The capital of the Philippines is Manila, and is located on Luzon. There are 67,114,060 people in the country of the Philippines. The Tagalog, the Illocano, and the Pangasinanian are just some of the main ethnic groups in the Philippines. When the Spaniards occupied Philippines, a vast majority of Filipinos were introduced to Christianity. At least 83% of the population in the Philippines is Roman Catholic.

In 1521, Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Philippines; however after encountering Lapu Lapu who was a tribal leader, Magellan was killed. Spain had total domination over Philippines, until the US came and interfered. The US Filipino war started and then the Spanish-American War followed. War came to an end in 1946 when the Philippines earned their independence. (Philippines History)