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Map of Philippines
Philippines stats
Capital | Manila |
Government Type | presidential republic |
Currency | PHP |
Population | 102,624,209 |
Total Area |
115,830 Square Miles 300,000 Square Kilometers |
Location | Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam |
Language | two official languages - Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English; eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense |