Philippines
Fact File - Philippines
Get to know the Philippines! Get the facts about its land, products, and people.
Official name: Republic of the Philippines
Size: 115,831 square miles (300,000 square kilometers); slightly larger than Arizona
Population: 92,681,453 as of July 2008
Capital: Manila
Official Languages: Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English
Currency: Philippine peso
Climate: Tropical, with rainy and dry seasons. Monsoons from May to October; drier from December to February
Products: Sugarcane, coconuts, rice, corn, bananas, cassavas, pineapples, mangoes, pork, beef, fish, clothing, footwear, wood products
