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Photogallery

Philippines Wealth of Wonders

There are so many photographic possibilities in this country of 7,107 islands but above the ground or underwater. These are just samples of what could be ...

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Regions

All regions

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