PHILIPPINES

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Philippines People

Country Name: Republic of the Philippines

Capital City: Manila

Population: 91,077,287 (2007 est.)

Population Growth: 1.764% (2007 est.)

Currency: Philippine peso (PHP)

Languages: Filipino and English(official);

Area: 300,000 sq km

Inflation Rate: 6.2% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 7.9% (2006)

Domain extension:

PEOPLE OF PHILIPPINES

Age Structure 0-14 years:

34.5% (male 16,043,257/female 15,415,334)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

61.3% (male 27,849,584/female 28,008,293)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

4.1% (male 1,631,866/female 2,128,953) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

22.7 years

Median Age - male:

22.2 years

Median Age - female:

23.3 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

1.764% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

24.48 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

5.36 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

-1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.041 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.994 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.767 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.999 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

70.51 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

67.61 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

73.55 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever;vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations

Nationality:

Filipino(s)

Ethnic Groups:

Tagalog 28.1%, Cebuano 13.1%, Ilocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%, Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%, Bikol 6%, Waray 3.4%, other 25.3% (2000 census)

Religions:

Roman Catholic 80.9%, Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census)

Languages:

Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan