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Philippines - GENERAL INFORMATION
 
Population - Local time - Languages - Religion - Political system - Climate - Tourism - Food



Population



Main Cities Population
Manila   9,600,000  
Davao   1,000,000  
Caloocan   763,000  
Cebu   610,000  
Zamboanga   422,000  



Total population (millions): 83
Source: World Bank 2004

Urban population: 62%
Source: World Bank 2004

Average annual population growth: 1.8%
Source: World Bank 2004

Surface area (km²) : 300,000


Population origin

Origin of the population% Of the population
Malay95 %
Chinese 1.5 %
Other 3.5 %




Local time


It is %T:%M %A in Manilla


GMT+8


Languages


Official languages: Filipino (which originally comes from the Tagolog language) and English.
The basic language for business, education and governmental matters is English. However some Spanish-speakers can be found.

Free translation tools in Philippines :
Tranexp
Free English-Filipino-English translator of texts and web pages



Religion


Religious practises : Catholics 83%
Protestants 9%
Muslims 5%
Others 3%


Political system


The political system of the Philippines is a democratic republic. It is composed of two parliament Chambers: the House of Representatives, 200 seats and the Senate, 24 seats. Both of them constitute the legislative power.
Capital City: Manila
Head of State: president Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Stream (2001), elected for 6 years.
Vice-president: Teofisto Guingona (2001).


Climate


 


Tourism


Number of visitors in Philippines 2002 2003 2004 World rank
Number of visitors (1000) 1933   1907   2291   n.a.
Source : World Tourisme Organization, data available in November 2005

 

Tourist sites


For more information about tourism in Philippines , check out the following web site(s) :
Philippine Convention and Visitors Corporation (PCVC)
Department of Tourism of the Philippines


Food


Traditional dishes


Kare-kare: kind of beef stew (ox tail), it is served with a spicy hot peanuts and bagoong sauce.
Sinigang: meat or fish broth.

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