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Official Name: |
Republic of the
Philippines |
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Official
Languages: |
Filipino and
English |
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Total Area: |
300,000 sq. km.
(116,610 sq. miles) |
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Elevation: |
Highest: Mt. Apo
over 10,000 feet |
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Population: |
60,559,116
(estimated 1990); 70,559,000 (estimated 1996);
76,058,573 (estimated 2001) |
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Distribution: |
54% rural, 46%
urban |
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Main Products: |
Agriculture:
banana, cassava, coconut, corn, pinenapple, rice,
sugarcane, sweet potato, swine and poultry |
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Forestry: ebony,
kapok, Philippine mahogany |
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Marine: milkfish
(bangus), scad, shrimp, sponges, tuna, mother of
pearl |
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Mining: chromite,
copper, gold, nickel |
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Manufacturing:
cement, chemicals, garments, electronic equipment,
foods and beverages, petroleum products, textiles,
wood products, fashion jewelry |
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Basic Monetary
Unit: |
Peso |
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Weights and
Measures: |
Metric system |
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Largest Cities: |
Manila, Quezon
City, Davao City, Cebu City and Zamboanga |
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Religion: |
Roman Catholic
83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist 3% and
others |
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Ethnic Groups: |
Christian Malay
91.5%, Muslim Malay 4%, Chinese 1.5%, others
including Spanish and Chinese mestizos 3% |
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Major Dialects: |
Tagalog, Cebuano,
Ilocano, Pampango, Ilonggo |
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National Flag: |
A field of two
horizontal bands, blue on top and red at the bottom.
During war, the colors are reversed. They are joined
at the staff side be a white triangle, in the middle
of which is an eight-rayed sun that represents
liberty. In each corner of the triangle is a yellow
star, which stands for the major island groups of
Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. |
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