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Filipinos

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Also known as Filipino citizenry, Filipino citizens, Filipino nation, Filipino nationals, Filipino people

Filipinos () are citizens or people identified and related with the country or sovereign state of the Philippines. Filipinos come from various Austronesian peoples, all typically speaking Filipino, English, or other Philippine languages. Despite formerly being subject to Spanish administration, less than 1% of Filipinos are fluent in Spanish. Currently, there are more than 185 ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines each with its own language, identity, culture, tradition, and history.

Key facts

Ethnic group.group
Filipinos
Ethnic group.image
File:Map of the Filipino Diaspora in the World.svg
Ethnic group.population
110 million( 10 million in Filipino diaspora)
Ethnic group.popplace
Philippines 100 million
Ethnic group.region1
United States
Ethnic group.pop1
2,922,680 (2022)
Ethnic group.region2
Canada
Ethnic group.pop2
957,355 (2021)
Ethnic group.region3
Saudi Arabia
Ethnic group.pop3
938,490 (2014)
Ethnic group.region4
United Arab Emirates
Ethnic group.pop4
679,819
Ethnic group.region5
Australia
Ethnic group.pop5
410,000
Ethnic group.region6
Japan
Ethnic group.pop6
341,518 (2024)
Ethnic group.region7
Malaysia
Ethnic group.pop7
325,089

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections
Contents
  • Names
  • History
  • Prehistory
  • Archaic epoch (to 1565)
  • Historic caste systems
  • Spanish period (1521–1898)
  • Late modern
  • Social classifications
  • Origins and genetic studies
  • Genetics
  • Dental morphology
  • Historic reports
  • Current immigration
  • Languages
  • Religion
  • Diaspora
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Publications
  • External links

Filipinos () are citizens or people identified and related with the country or sovereign state of the Philippines. Filipinos come from various Austronesian peoples, all typically speaking Filipino, English, or other Philippine languages. Despite formerly being subject to Spanish administration, less than 1% of Filipinos are fluent in Spanish. Currently, there are more than 185 ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines each with its own language, identity, culture, tradition, and history.

==Names==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Filipinos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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