Official name: |
Republika ng Pilipinas, engl. Republic of the Philippines |
Form of government : |
Republic |
Position: |
betw. 4° 23' northern latitude. and 116° 55' und 126° 36' eastern longitude. |
National territorry: |
Around 7107 islands (20 % inhabited) in western Pacific, an ocean area of 1,3 Mill. km². |
Surface: |
300.000 km². |
Population: |
84,5 Mill. people (2002), 350 people/km² |
Captial: |
Manila |
National languages: |
Tagalog (Filipino) and English. |
National holiday: |
June 12 |
Currency: |
Philippin. Peso (P) = 100 Centavos (C) |
Time zone: |
Chin. Coast Time = CET + 7 Std |