Facts and Figures 

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Official name: Republic of the Philippines
Capital:    Manila
Area:   300,000 sq km;
    116,000 sq mi

People
Population    91,077,287 (2007 estimate)

Largest cities, with population
Quezon City    2,160,000 (2000)
Manila    1,673,000 (2000)
Caloocan    1,157,881 (1999 estimate)
Davao    1,147,000 (2000)
Cebu    662,000 (2000)

Ethnic groups
Malay (including Tagalog, Visayan, Ilocano)    95 percent
Chinese    2 percent
Other    3 percent

Languages
Filipino (official; based on Tagalog), English (official), indigenous languages

Religion
Roman Catholic    84 percent
Muslim    5 percent
Other (including nonreligious and other Christians)    11 percent

Literacy rate
Total    96.3 percent (2005 estimate)
Female    96.2 percent (2005 estimate)
Male    96.3 percent (2005 estimate)

Government
Form of government    Republic
Constitution: 2 February 1987, effective 11 February 1987

Economy
Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$)    $99 billion (2005)
GDP per capita (U.S.$)    $1,192.30 (2005)

GDP by economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing    14.3 percent (2005)
Industry    32.2 percent (2005)
Services    53.4 percent (2005)

Employment
Number of workers :   37,115,292 (2005)
Workforce share of economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing    37 percent (2005)
Industry    15 percent (2005)
Services    48 percent (2005)
Unemployment rate    9.8 percent (2001)

Monetary unit
1 Philippine peso (P), consisting of 100 centavos