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An archipelagic presidential republic, the Philippines combines a democracy dominated by political dynasties, a strong Catholic identity, and a market economy, with security and anti-crime agendas in the spotlight.
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This position is 12.6 points from the median of the 204 country and regime profiles in this collection.
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Most compatible among the 257 ideologies
Centrist branch that combines economic moderation and institutional respect with social conservatism, valuing family, religion, order, and gradual change without joining the authoritarian right or populist radicalism.
Political tradition that values order, customs, family, and consolidated institutions, preferring gradual and prudent change over rupture, based on historical experience and skepticism toward utopias.
Pragmatic branch that prioritizes fiscal adjustment, economic stability, and governability through broad coalitions, accepting market reforms and political concessions in the name of short- and medium-term results.
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Techno-CommunismAnarquismo50 / 100Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works ↗
President of the United States (1913–1921), Wilson pursued progressive domestic reforms, led the country into World War I in the name of liberal democracy, and championed national self-determination and the creation of the League of Nations, despite maintaining segregationist policies at home.
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A unitary presidential republic governed for decades by the Colorado Party, with low taxation, a soy- and beef-exporting economy, major hydroelectric output at Itaipú, and a conservative, largely Catholic society bilingual in Guaraní.
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Brazil’s monarchy from 1822 to 1889 included the reigns of Pedro I and Pedro II and an intervening regency. Slavery and export agriculture shaped its economy; constitutional institutions coexisted with substantial imperial powers.
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