PANAY ISLANDS AND GUIMARAS — OVERVIEW [WIP]

Royal Independent State of Panay Islands and Guimaras
Estado Real Independiente de las Islas de Panay y Guimarás
Harianong Kahilwayan nga Estado nga Isla sang Panay kag Guimaras

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Motto: Per profectum floreat insulæ
Through progress, may these islands flourish

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Anthem: "Himno a la Patria"
Hymn to the Homeland

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Royal anthem: "Marcha Real"
Royal March

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Location

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Population: 4,730,768
-Density: 668/km2 (1,727/sq mi)

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Capital and largest city: Iloílo City

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National Language: Spanish, English, and Hiligaynon

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Main Language(s): Spanish, English, and Hiligaynon

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Recognized Language(s): Capiznon, Aklanon, Kinaray-a, Ilonggo, Chinese, Hokkien, Cantonese, Japanese, and Korean

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Religion: Christianity 89.5%
- Catholic 83.1%
- Protestantism 6.2%
- other sects 3.1%
Muslim 9.3%
Other religions 5.1%
No religion 0.1%

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Demonym: Panayense, Panaynon, Hiligaynon

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Government: Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- Monarch: Philip VI
- Governor-General: Lorenzo Araujo Estrada
- Prime Minister: Jorge Santoro Lagumbay
- Speaker of the Royal Senate: Anastacio Kim
- Speaker of the Royal Chamber of Deputies: Gabriela María Rosales

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Legislature: Royal Parliament
- Upper House: Royal Senate
-Lower House: Royal Chamber of Deputies

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Establishment: from Spain
Act of Royal Independence: 17 September 1899
National Reformation Act: 13 September 1949
Current constitution: 27 August 1979

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Land Area: 668 miles²
1,727 km²

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Elevation
Highest Point: 6,946 feet (2,117 metres)
Lowest Point: 892 ft (272 m)

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GDP (nominal): 1.024 trillion Panayense pesos
GDP (nominal) per capita: P$620.79 billion

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Human Development Index (NS Version): 83.44

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Currency: Panayense peso (P$)

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Time Zone: UTC +8 (PGST)

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Date format: dd/mm/yyy

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Drives on the: right

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Calling code: +89

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Internet TLD: .pg

The Federation of Panay Islands and Guimaras, also called Panay Islands and Guimaras, or Panay-Guimaras is a nation in the Asian region of the Nordic Lands. Located in the Philippine archipelago, Panay Islands and Guimaras has been a touristic hotbed because of its beaches and nature conserving tourist attractions which the government funded. The Panay Islands and Guimaras federation is consisted of 5 autonomous provinces and 1 federal canton.

The frighteningly efficient Panaynon economy, worth 1.024 trillion pesos a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 116,726 pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Etymology

Before the 13th century, Panay was called Simsiman. The community is located at the shores of the Ulian River and was linked by a creek. The creek provided salt to the Ati people as well as animals which lick the salt out of the salty water. Coming from the root word "simsim", "simsimin" means "to lick something to eat or to drink", thus the place was called Simsiman.

The native Ati called the island Aninipay from words "ani" to harvest and "nipay", a hairy grass abundant in the whole Panay. As for Guimaras, the utterly homesick Portuguese mariner could have given the name Guimaraez to that small island lying very near to Panay’s southeast shores, in order to immortalize in this part of the world the first capital of the country and the birthplace of Portuguese nationality: Guimaraez.

The standard way to refer to a citizen of Panay Islands and Guimaras is as a "Panayense."

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