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Country (long form)	Republic of the Philippines
Capital	Manila
Total Area	115,830.65 sq mi 300,000.00 sq km (slightly larger than Arizona)
Population	82,841,518 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050	153,913,427
Languages	two official languages - Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English, eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocan, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense
Literacy	94.6% total, 95.0% male, 94.3% female (1995 est.)
Religions	Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3%
Life Expectancy	64.96 male, 70.79 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	republic
Currency	1 Philippine peso (P) = 100 centavos
GDP (per capita)	$3,800 (2000 est.)
Industry	textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, electronics assembly, petroleum refining, fishing
Agriculture	rice, coconuts, corn, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangoes; pork, eggs, beef; fish
Arable Land	19%
Natural Resources	timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper