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Philippines is comprised of a series of islands southeast of the Asian mainland, east of Vietnam and northeast of Malaysia and Indonesia. The capital city is Manila.
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  • Population: 87,857,473
  • Land Area: 298,170 sq km
  • Capital City: Manila
  • Languages: English(official),  Pilipino(official)
  • Religions: Buddhist, 5% Muslim, 83% Roman Catholic, 9% Protestant, 3% other
  • Government: republic
  • Date of independence: 7/4/1946
  • GDP: $430.6 billion (2004 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


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