Philippines
Position: Far East
Position: Far East
| International name: | Philippines |
| Local name: | Pilipinas |
| AREA ................................................ | 300.000 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 76.498.735 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 255,0 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Manila |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | two official languages - Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English; eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Roman Catholic 80.9%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, Muslim 5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census) |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Philippine peso (PHP) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 4614 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,535 (89th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Philippinean Sea 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Mount Apo 2954 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 12 June 1898 (from Spain) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .ph |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +63 |
Far East country
| Manila | 22/11/2024 | 23:41 | ( GMT+8 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook