| Country (long form) |
Republic of the Philippines |
| Capital |
Manila |
| Total Area |
115,830.65 sq mi
300,000.00 sq km
(slightly larger than Arizona) |
| Population |
82,841,518 (July 2001 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
153,913,427 |
| Languages |
two official languages - Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English, eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocan, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense |
| Literacy |
94.6% total, 95.0% male, 94.3% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3% |
| Life Expectancy |
64.96 male, 70.79 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Philippine peso (P) = 100 centavos |
| GDP (per capita) |
$3,800 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, electronics assembly, petroleum refining, fishing |
| Agriculture |
rice, coconuts, corn, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangoes; pork, eggs, beef; fish |
| Arable Land |
19% |
| Natural Resources |
timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper |
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