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Kingdom of Bahrain
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Seven thousand one hundred seven islands make up the Philippines. This archipelago, with more than 85 million inhabitants, is found on the east of Vietnam and south of Taiwan. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the east, Celebes Sea on the south and the South China Sea to the west and north.
The archipelago is divided into three main islands: Luzon, the biggest island group, Visayas and Mindanao. Manila, the capital city, is situated in Luzon. Read More... |
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| Land area: 115,124 sq mi (298,171 sq km); total area: 115,830 sq mi (300,000 sq km) |
Population (2007 est.): 91,077,287 (growth rate: 1.8%); birth rate: 24.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 22.1/1000; life expectancy: 70.5; density per sq mi: 791 |
Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Manila, 10,677,000 (metro. area), 1,581,082 (city proper)
Other large cities: Quezon City (2000 est.), 1,669,776 (part of Manila metro. area); Cebu (2003 est.), 761,900 |
Monetary unit: Peso
Languages: Filipino (based on Tagalog), English (both official); eight major dialects: Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense
Ethnicity/race:Tagalog 28.1%, Cebuano 13.1%, Ilocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%, Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%, Bikol 6%, Waray 3.4%, other 25.3% (2000)
Religions: Roman Catholic 81%, Evangelical 3%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 5%, Islam 5% (2000)
Literacy rate: 96% (2003 est.) |
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