菲律賓
PHILIPPINES
地理位置
Geographical Location
菲律賓由7,107個島嶼組成，面積30萬平方公里，海岸線總長36,289公里，居世界第五位，境內各島多丘陵，僅呂宋島中部有較大平原。全國有200多座火山，其中活火山21座。
The Philippines is made up of 7,107 islands with a total land area of 300,000 square kilometers. The total length of the coastline is 36,289 km and it is the world’s 5th largest island country. It consists mostly of mountainous regions and only Luzon contains the larger plains. There are over 200 volcanoes in the Philippines, 21 active volcanoes.
人口與民族
Population and Ethnic
菲律賓人口1.115億，主要以講南島語系語言的民族所構成（95.5%）；菲律賓有120到175種語言和方言，而有兩種官方語言，即英語和菲律賓語。
The population of the Philippines is 111,500,000, the majority of whose languages are Austronesian in origin (95.5%). There are 120 to 175 languages spoken in the Philippines and two official languages, English and Filipino.
文化特色
Cultural Features
菲律賓有多元的文化，主要原因之一乃由於菲律賓是個「七千島國」，自古以來有許多移民遷居於此，各種東西方文化在此交匯，包括馬來西亞、印度尼西亞、西班牙、荷蘭、中國、墨西哥和美國等。菲律賓很早就有了豐富的口頭文學，包括戲劇、史詩、抒情詩、神話、謎語、諺語等多種樣式。如古代伊富高人的敘事詩《阿麗古容》、《邦都地區的狩獵歌》、《孤兒之歌》，民答那峨島瑪拉瑙人的史詩《達蘭崗》等。
The Philippines is a culturally diverse country. One of the reasons is that it is “a nation of 7000 islands.” Since ancient times, many immigrants have settled here. Thus, the Philippines is a culture in which East meets West, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Spain, the Netherlands, China, Mexico and the United States, etc. In early times, they had oral literature, including dramas, epics, lyric poems, myths, riddles, proverbs and other styles, such as the ancient narrative poem "Ali Gurong" by the Ifugao people , "Hunting Song in Bangdu Region", "Song of Orphans", and the epic "Darangang" by the Malanao people on Mindanao Island .
美食特色
Features of Food
菲律賓的飲食習慣深受西班牙、美國和中國飲食習慣的影響，約70%的菲律賓人以大米為主食，30%的人以玉米為主食。許多人喜歡椰汁煮木薯和煮飯，然後用香蕉葉包飯，或在煮好的飯上澆湯，副食主要是雞肉和豬肉，或燜或炸。任何菜餚甚至湯都會用大量的大蒜和醋等辛辣調料烹飪。
菲律賓風味的名菜有：
「勒瓊」（Lechon）是菲律賓典型的年節佳餚，以豬肉為主原料的燒烤；「派克蘇皮納加特」以鮮魚、蔬菜加上菲律賓特有的酸醋烹調；「克尼拉爾」以魚或蝦為主材料搗碎後烹調。
Filipino food has been shaped by Spaniards, Americans, and Chinese. For about 70 percent of Filipinos, rice is considered their staple food and corn is the staple food for 30 percent of the population. Many Filipinos prefer cooking tapioca and rice with coconut juice, wrapping rice in a banana leaf or pouring soup onto rice. Non-staple foods are chicken and pork, which are often stewed or fried. They add a large amount of garlic, vinegar or other spices to dishes or soups.
Famous Filipino Cuisines:
“Lechon” is a typical Filipino cuisine, a roasted pig. Paksiw na Isda is a dish, made of fish, vegetables and vinegar. “Kilawin” is made of minced fish or prawns.
