Capital: Manila

Land area: 299,000 sq.km.

Population: 84.61 million

People: The vast majority of Filipinos are descendants of Malays, Chinese and Muslim minorities. More than 100 cultural minority groups are scattered throughout the country.

Language: Filipino and English, with 10 other languages and 87 dialects

Religion: Predominantly Roman Catholic. Others: Muslim and Buddhist

Government: Republic

Currency: Philippine Peso (PhP)

Geography: The Philippines is an archipelago located between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam, and north of Sabah and Borneo. It spans 1,900 kilometers from North to South, 1110 from east to west.

Climate: March to May is hot and dry. June to October is rainy.
November to February is cool.

Environment: The Philippines is rich in biodiversity with around 12,000 plant species, 1110 land vertebrate species, and at least 500 species of coral. Total forest area is around 18%; ecosystem reaches almost 20,000 km.

Info courtesy of wowphilippines