Background
Republic of the Philippines
Source: CIA World Factbook
General
Area: 300,000 sq km
Capital City: Manila - 11.45 million pop.
Population: 103,775,002
Population below Poverty Line: 32.9%
Literacy Rate: Male 92.5%/Female 92.7%
People: Tagalog 28.1%, Cebuano 13.1%, Ilocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%, Hiligaynon 7.5%, Bikol 6%,
Official Languages: Filipino and English
Languages Spoken: Filipino, English and eight major dialects –Taglog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan.
Religions: Catholic 82.9%, Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, other Christian 4.5%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1%.
Currency: Peso
Economy
Major Trading Partners: China 19%, US 13.4%, Singapore 13.2%, Japan 12.8%, Hong Kong 7.6%, Germany 4.2%, South Korea 4,2%
GDP (FY 2010 – 2011): $393.4 billion
GDP per capita: $4,100
GDP Growth Rate: 4.7%
Inflation: 5.3%
