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Capital: Metro Manila
Monetary Unit: Philippine Peso (1 Peso = 100 Centavos/Cents)
Population: 68,616,536 (1995 - NSO); approximately 75 million by
the year 2000.
Boundaries: North: Luzon Strait;
East: Pacific Ocean; South: Celebes Sea and Sulu Sea; West: South China
Sea.
Climate: Tropical
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Elevations: Highest
Point - Mount Apo in Mindanao (9,692 feet or 2,954 meters); Lowest Point
- Sea Level.
Temperature: 80° F (27° C) at sea level |
Total number of islands: 7,109
Total approximated land area:
Length = 1,150 miles
(1,850 km) |
Width = 700 miles (1,091
km) |
Total: 115,830
sq. miles (300,000 sq. km.) |
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Largest Islands:
Name |
Land Area
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Luzon |
104,688 sq. km.
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Mindanao |
94,630 sq. km.
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Samar |
13,080 sq. km.
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Negros |
12,705 sq. km.
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Palawan |
11,785 sq. km.
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Panay |
11,515 sq. km.
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Mindoro |
9,735 sq. km.
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Leyte |
7,214 sq. km.
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Cebu |
4,422 sq. km.
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Bohol |
3,865 sq. km.
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Masbate |
3,269 sq. km.
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Catanduanes |
1,431 sq. km.
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Major Cities:
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Babuyan Islands |
Catanduanes
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Legaspi |
Pagadian |
Bacolod |
Cebu
City |
Lubang Islands |
Paranaque |
Baguio |
Cotabato
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Lucena City |
Puerto Princessa |
Basco |
Dagupan
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Mandaue |
Quezon Province |
Basilan |
Davao |
Manila |
Roxas |
Batangas |
General Santos |
Marikina |
Silay |
Bontog |
Gingoog |
Muntinlupa |
Subic Bay |
Butuan
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Iligan |
Naga City |
Tacloban |
Cabanatuan
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Iloilo |
Olongapo |
Valenzuela |
Cagayan de Oro
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Laoag |
Ormoc |
Zamboanga |
Calapan |
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Major Divisions: Luzon, Visayas,
and Mindanao
Major Industries:
Agriculture |
Forestry |
Mining |
Energy Production |
Investments |
Overseas Workers |
Fisheries |
Manufacturing |
Tourism |
Major Languages: Filipino, English, and Visayan dialect.
Major Religious Groups: Roman Catholic, El Shaddai, Born Again
Christians, and Islam.
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