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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
PESO-DOLLAR RATE
High:  51.580
Low:   51.320
Close: 51.397
PDS.   51.397
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Last Updated:  April 2006