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Philippines is an island nation, with over 7,000 islands in a 1800 mile long crescent between the Pacific Ocean and the East China Sea.  Home to a number of tribal peoples and languages it is today about 80% Catholic, making it the most Christian nation in Asia; this is a result of its colonization by Spain whose colony it was until 1897 when Spain sold it to the US in the “Spanish American War.” It attained independence from the U.S. in 1946 after it had been a battleground in the war with Japan.  Once the most economically advanced nation of Asia, today it is lagging behind due to problems of overpopulation and the small but violent Islamic separatist movement.  For more information on Philippines, please click on the above buttons.