Country Profile: The Philippines
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OFFICIAL NAME
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Republic of the Philippines |
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GEOGRAPHY
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Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South C hina Sea, east of Vietnam | |
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AREA
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299,000 sq km / 115,444 sq miles | |
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COMPARATIVE
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slightly larger than the state of Arizona | |
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POPULATION
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84,619,000 | |
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CAPITAL
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Manila (population 10 million in greater metro area) | |
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LITERACY
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95% (age 15+ and can read and write) | |
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LANGUAGE
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Official: Philipino/Filipino (known as Tagalog) Other: English |
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RELIGION
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Roman Catholic - 82% |
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POLITICS
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Democratic Republic with a President elected to a 6-year term | |
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INCOME
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Per capita income = US$ 1,170 per year | |
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CURRENCY
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Philippines Peso (P) | |
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TIME ZONE
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GMT/UTC +8 | |
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SOURCES
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Statistics provided by a variety of sources, but mostly the U.S. State Department, the U.N. Statistics Division, and BBC News. |
Country Profile
Portals
- Library of Congress Portal of Resources
- Official Website of The Republic of the Philippines
- National Economic & Development Portal
News: Country-Specific
News: Asia General
- Channel News Asia (all Asia)
- World News Asia (all Asia)
Travel
- Tourism Board
- Philippines.com
- Lonely Planet/Philippines
- U.S. State Department Travel/Philippines consular page
Map
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