Total Area: 300,000 square kilometers
Administrative Divisions: 16 Regions (divided into several provinces) and 1 Autonomous Region
Head of State: President
Head of Government: President
Capital: Manila
Major Cities: Quezon City, Manila, Caloocan, Davao, Cebu
Languages: Filipino (Tagalog), English
Religions: Christianity
Currency: Philippine Peso
Population: 85.2 million (UN estimate, 2006)
Literacy: 96 percent
Gross National Income per capita: US$ 1,300 (World Bank estimate, 2006)
Economy: Agriculture, Fishing, Manufacturing, Mining
International Dialing Code: +63
Time: GMT/UTC+8
