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Section sizes

Section size for Philippines (41 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	19,973	19,973	464	464
Etymology	6,091	6,091	154	154
History	99	121,897	0	1,913
Prehistory (pre–900)	8,234	8,234	201	201
Early states (900–1565)	16,191	16,191	306	306
Spanish and American colonial rule (1565–1934)	39,524	39,524	422	422
Commonwealth and World War II (1935–1946)	15,444	15,444	284	284
Independence (1946–present)	42,405	42,405	700	700
Geography	21,238	48,072	366	862
Biodiversity	20,508	20,508	302	302
Climate	6,326	6,326	194	194
Government and politics	13,213	63,416	262	1,219
Foreign relations	30,982	30,982	543	543
Military	13,617	13,617	327	327
Administrative divisions	5,604	5,604	87	87
Economy	14,156	30,976	324	628
Science and technology	11,012	11,012	158	158
Tourism	5,808	5,808	146	146
Infrastructure	21	29,587	0	754
Transportation	18,683	18,683	345	345
Energy	7,464	7,464	242	242
Water supply and sanitation	3,419	3,419	167	167
Demographics	7,207	71,545	150	1,579
Ethnicity	21,791	21,791	496	496
Languages	10,847	10,847	226	226
Religion	10,571	10,571	201	201
Health	7,916	7,916	235	235
Education	13,213	13,213	271	271
Culture	14,558	94,269	259	2,037
Values	7,072	7,072	172	172
Art and architecture	13,743	13,743	354	354
Music and dance	11,282	11,282	287	287
Literature	9,043	9,043	209	209
Media	16,134	16,134	359	359
Cuisine	13,227	13,227	209	209
Sports and recreation	9,210	9,210	188	188
See also	135	135	0	0
Notes	26	26	0	0
References	30	30	0	0
Further reading	62	62	0	0
External links	2,356	2,356	0	0
Total	488,435	488,435	9,610	9,610

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