COUNTRY NAME |
Republic of the Philippines |
LOCATION |
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam |
POPULATION |
92,681,453 (2008 est.) |
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Manila |
GOVERNMENT |
Republic |
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300,000 sq. km. (slightly larger than Arizona ) |
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1.728% (2008 est.) |
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70.8 years |
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Age 15 and over can read and write: 92.6% |
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$3,300 (2007 est.) |
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Philippine peso (PHP) |
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ETHNIC GROUPS |
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 census) |
RELIGIONS |
Roman Catholic 80.9%, Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census) |
LANGUAGES |
Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan |
REI Projects in Philippines
REI is working with a Philippines registered foundation in humanitarian relief.
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