GeoPointe - Philippines

Official Name: Republic of the Philippines
Location: Southeastern Asia, an archipelago of 7,100 islands situated in the Asia Pacific between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam. It is bounded on the west and north by the South China Sea, on the south by the Celebes Sea and on the east by the Pacific Ocean. It includes mountain ranges, fertile coastal and central plains, rolling uplands and a coastline of 18,411 kilometers of which there are 60 natural harbors.
Capital: Manila

Area:	total: 300,000 sq km
	land: 298,170 sq km
	water: 1,830 sq km

Lowest point: Philippine Sea 0 m.
Highest point: Mount Apo 2,954 m.

Outrigger Boats At Dusk In Sigaboy, Davao Oriental, Philippines, Southern Mindanao

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Population: 91,077,287 (July 2007 est.)
Nationality: Filipino(s)
Ethnic groups: Christian Malay 91.5%, Muslim Malay 4%, Chinese 1.5%, other 3%.
Religions: Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3%.
Languages: Filipino (official, based on Tagalog), English (official). Eight major dialects: Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocan, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense.

Tropical marine. Distinct seasons are:
Dry from November to May
Wet and rainy southwest monsoon from June to October.
Average rainfall in the Philippines is about 2,030 millimeters and temperatures range from 24C to 31C.

Government type: Republic.
Independence: 4 July 1946 (from the United States).
National holiday: Independence Day 12 June (1898) (from Spain).