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First human settlement > Date: Date or period of the first known or suspected human settlement within each geographic location listed. For further descriptions, please refer to notes.
First human settlement > Notes: Description of the first known or suspected human settlement within each geographic location listed. For the date or period of the described settlement, please refer to the according date stat.
First human settlement > Place: Location of the first known or suspected human settlement in each country.
Full name: Full names (translated to english) of the United Nations member states, as of 2014. For a list of full names in the respective original languages of each country, check this link.
Independence day date: Date.
Land border length: The length of each country's land border. Islands are listed as having a 0.0 km.
Named after person: After whom each country and dependent territory was named.
National anthems: National anthem.
Neighboring countries and territories: The countries and territories neighboring each country. "L" means they share only a land border and "M" means they have only maritime boundaries. A blank means they share both.
Overview: A geopolitical overview of every sovereign country in the world, briefly examining their recent history and place on the global stage. The texts are taken from the BBC News website.

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STAT	AMOUNT	DATE	RANK
First human settlement > Date	67,000 BP	2014
First human settlement > Notes	Archaeologists, Dr. Armand Mijares with Dr. Phil Piper found bones in a cave near Peñablanca, Cagayan in 2010 have been dated as ca. 67,000 years old. It's the earliest human fossil ever found in Asia-Pacific	2014
First human settlement > Place	Callao Cave	2014
Full name	Republic of the Philippines	2013
Independence day date	June 12	1898
Land border length	0.0	2014	189th out of 200
Named after person	King Philip II of Spain	2014
National anthems	Lupang Hinirang ( Chosen Land )	2011
Neighboring countries and territories	China (M) Indonesia (M) Japan (M) Malaysia (M) Palau (M) Vietnam (M) Taiwan (M)	2014
Overview	More than 7,000 islands make up the Philippines, but the bulk of its fast-growing population lives on just 11 of them. Although endowed with many fine beaches and a growing tourism industry, much of the country is mountainous and prone to earthquakes and eruptions from around 20 active volcanoes. It is often buffeted by typhoons and other storms. The Philippines - a Spanish colony for more than three centuries and named after a 16th century Spanish king - was taken over by the US in the early 20th century after a protracted rebellion against rule from Madrid. Spanish and US influences remain strong, especially in terms of language, religion and government. Full Article	2013

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