Location: Southeast Asia
Area: 300,000 sq km
Coastline: 36,289 km
Climate: Tropical
Northeast Monsoon (November - April)
Southwest Monsoon (May - October)
Terrain: Mostly mountains with narrow to
extensive coastal lowlands
Natural Resources: Timber, Petroleum, Nickel,
Cobalt, Silver, Gold, Salt
Natural Hazards: Typhoon, Landslides, Active
Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Tsanamis
Country Name: Republic of the Philippines
Government Type: Republic
Legal System: Based on Spanish & Anglo-American Law
Capital: Manila
Currency: Philippine Peso
Independence: June 12, 1898 (from Spain)
July 4, 1946 (from U.S.)
National Holiday: Independence Day, June 12th;
Independence Day, July 4th.
Population: 89,468,677 (2006 census)
Nationality: Filipino
Ethnic Group: Tagalog 28.1%; Cebuano 13.1%; Ilocano
9%; Bisaya 7.6%; Ilonggo 7.5% Bikol
6%; Waray 3.4%; other 25.3%
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%
Languages: Two official languages- Filipino and
English; 8 major dialects--Tagalog,
Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo,
Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan
Low: 51.320
Close: 51.397
PDS. 51.397
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Pangasinan
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Last Updated: April 2006