Fox (CG 33) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE PHILIPPINES The Republic of the PhiHppines is an archipelago consisting of about 7,100 islands and islets lying about 500 miles off the southeast coast of Asia. The Philippines takes its name from Philip II, king of Spain during the Spanish colonization of the islands of the 16th century. Manila, the national capital, is situated on Luzon, the largest island. Because it was under Spanish rule for 333 years and under United States ' tutelage for a further 48 years, the Philippines has many cultural affinities with the West. It is, for example, the only predominantly Roman Catholic country in Southeast Asia. Its peoples, however, are Asian in consciousness and in aspiration. A country of rich resources, it is in the process of developing its full potentialities. Educationally, it is among the most advanced of Asian countries, having a literacy rate of about 83 percent. 98