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General Information

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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

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
Luzon
104,688 sq. km.
Mindanao
94,630 sq. km.
Samar
13,080 sq. km.
Negros
12,705 sq. km.
Palawan
11,785 sq. km.
Panay
11,515 sq. km.
Mindoro
9,735 sq. km.
Leyte
7,214 sq. km.
Cebu
4,422 sq. km.
Bohol
3,865 sq. km.
Masbate
3,269 sq. km.
Catanduanes
1,431 sq. km.


Major Cities:
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Babuyan Islands Catanduanes
Legaspi Pagadian
Bacolod Cebu City Lubang Islands Paranaque
Baguio Cotabato
Lucena City Puerto Princessa
Basco Dagupan
Mandaue Quezon Province
Basilan Davao Manila Roxas
Batangas General Santos Marikina Silay
Bontog Gingoog Muntinlupa Subic Bay
Butuan
Iligan Naga City Tacloban
Cabanatuan
Iloilo Olongapo Valenzuela
Cagayan de Oro
Laoag Ormoc Zamboanga
Calapan      

 

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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