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The 7,107 islands that comprise the Philippines are the islands of Southeast Asia that never fail to surprise.   Once the visitor sets foot to any of the 3 main archipelagos, a warm hospitable and friendly welcome awaits.  .

Notwitstanding the country's main big cities like Manila and Cebu, most of the Philippines is relaxed, laidback, stable and safe. The locals are, by and large, an exceptionally friendly and helpful bunch. On top of this, transport is cheap, the food is good, accommodation is plentiful and (for the monolinguistic) English is widely spoken.

The following video on Philippines are excerpts of short commercials by the Philippine Department of Tourism. This gives the viewer a quick glance on what to expect when visting this amazing destination that is Asia's best kept secret. Plainly said, it's WOW (Wealth of Wonders)

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General information

Official name
Republic of the Philippines

Capital city
Manila

Area
299 000 sq km

Population
84 619 000

Time Zone
GMT/UTC + 8 ()

Currency
Philippines Peso (P) =100 centav

Official language
philipino, english

Highest mountain
Apo - 954 m n. m

Ebb tide
Philippine Sea - 0 m n. m

Longest river
Mindanao (in the country 551 km)

Biggest city
Manila (2 075 000 people)

Landing place
Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Guimaras Island, Iligan, Iloilo, Jolo, Legaspi, Manila, Masao, Puerto Princesa, San Fernando, Subic Bay, Zamboanga

People
Predominantly descendants of Malays, Chinese and Muslim minorities and a number of mestizos (Filipino-Spanish or Filipino-Americans

Religion
82% Roman Catholic, 9% Protestant, 5% Muslim, 3% Buddhist