Philippines

Presentation

Capital: Manila

Population

Total Population (million): 87.89

Annual growth rate: 1.83%

Density: 284 inhab./km²

Urban population: 63.44%

Population of principal municipalities: Quezon City (2173831); Manila (1581082); Kalookan City (1177604); Davao City (1147116); Cebu (718821); Zamboanga (601794)

Ethnic Origins:

Official Language: Filipino (which originally comes from the Tagolog language) and English.

Other languages spoken:

Business language: English. However some Spanish-speakers can be found.

Religion: Catholics 83%, Protestants 9%, Muslims 5%, Others 3%.

Literacy rate: 92.59%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Manila

Exchange rate on :

Country overview

Area: 300,000 km²

Type of State: Republic state based on parliamentary democracy having Presidential form of government, composed of more than 7,000 islands.

Type of economy: Lower-middle-income economy, Emerging Financial Market
An economy which is based essentially on agriculture; leading world producer of products from the coconut palm. The highest birth rate in Asia.

HID*: 0.771

HDI (world rank): 90/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.

Weather in Manila

F° | C°

27°

Low: 27° | High: 31°

Humidity: 78% | Wind: 27 km/h
Sunrise: 5:53 am | Sunset: 5:27 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from the Philippines, dial 00
To call in the Philippines, dial 63

Internet suffix: .ph

Computers: 4.5 per 100 inhabitants

Telephone lines: 0.0

Internet users: 0.0