Brief Introduction Capital: Manila Area: total: 29,970,000 sq km The important Festival: National day: June 12 Population: 84,000,000 Language: Two official languages - Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English; eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocan, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense. Currency: PHP

Phillipine

Geography

Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam.

Administrative divisions

73 provinces and 61 chartered cities*.

Economy – overview

Agriculture – products, sugarcane, coconuts, rice, corn, bananas, cassavas, pineapples, fish, mangoes, pork, eggs, beef. Industry: electronics assembly, garments, footwear, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, petroleum refining, fishing.

Culture and media

Newspaper:

Business World , Daily Tribune, the , Filipino Express, Malaya, Manila Bulletin , Manila News , Manila Standard , Manila Times , Manira Shimbun , Philippine Inquirer .

TV Broadcast Station:

ABS-CBN News , Radio Mindanao.