Philippines

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PROFILE
  • Area: 300,000 sq. km (115,831 sq. mi.)
  • Population: 102,624,209 (2016 est.)
  • Population growth rate: 1.59% (2016 est.)
  • Life expectancy: 69.2 years (2016)
  • Languages: Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official)
  • Religions: Catholic 82.9% (Roman Catholic 80.9%, Aglipayan 2%), Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1%
  • Formal name: Republic of the Philippines
  • Alternate names: Commonwealth of the Philippines, Pilipinas, Republic of the Philippines, Republica de Filipinas, Republika ng Pilipinas
  • Government type: presidential republic
  • Leaders: chief of state and head of government: President Rodrigo DUTERTE
  • Capital: Manila
  • Administrative divisions: 80 provinces and 39 chartered cities
  • GDP per capita (PPP): $7,300 (2015 est.)
  • Exports: semiconductors and electronic products, transport equipment, garments, copper products, petroleum products, coconut oil, fruits
  • Imports: electronic products, mineral fuels, machinery and transport equipment, iron and steel, textile fabrics, grains, chemicals, plastic
  • Currency: Philippine peso (PHP)