Republic of the Philippines

Philippines is in the Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Manila. It is at 13° 00' North, 122° 00' East. Philippines has an area of 300,000 square kilometres (115,830 square miles). The population is 101,833,938. This population is from a 2011 estimate.

Economy

For currency they use the Philippine Peso. The inflation in 2009 was 3.2%. The economy link (above) goes to a page that lists their commodities and trading partners.

Education

In the year 2000, the literacy rate was 92.6%. This definition of literacy is portion of the population over 15 years of age, that can read and write.

Society

People here speak Batak, Bicol, Buhid, Cebuano, English, Filipino, Hanunóo, Ilocan, Ilonggo, Pampango, Pangasinense, Tagalog, Tagbanwa, and Waray. Religions beliefs here include Christian, Iglesia ni Kristo, Muslim, other, Philippine Independent Church, and Roman Catholic.

Time Zone

It is in the Philippines (GMT + 8) time zone.

Administrative Divisions

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