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Region: Southeast Asia

Capital: Manila

Population: 119,328,728

Area Total: 300,000

Area Land: 298,170

Climate: Tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Budta 1,273,715 2020
Davao 1,212,504 2020
Manila 10,444,527 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Southeast Asia
Population: 119,328,728
Area Total: 300,000km2
Area Land: 298,170km2
Coast Line: 36,289km
Capital: Manila
Climate: Tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)
Languages: Filipino (official, based on Tagalog)
English (official)
Currency: 1 Philippine peso (P$) = 100 centavos
Holiday: Independence Day is 12 June (1898), Heroes' Day is 6 May


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 77.50°F
July: °C / 80.90°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 96.5"


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Ethnic Divisions
Christian Malay 92.00%
Muslim Malay 4.00%
Other 3.00%
Chinese 1.00%


Religions
Roman Catholic 83.00%
Protestant 9.00%
Muslim 5.00%
Buddhist and other 3.00%

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