Fast Facts

Land area - 300 439 sq.km

Population - 76.5 million (May 2000)

Population growth - 1.8 % annually (2000)

Urban Population - 46% (2000)

Literacy rate 94.0%

Religions - Roman Catholic 85%, Islam 5% , Protestant 4%

Time 2 hours behind of AEST

Currency Peso (PHP) Estimated 1 AUD = 25 PHP (May 2002)

Languages Tagalog, English (official languages), Spanish, over 100 dialects

Main cities Metropolitan Manila, Davao City, Cebu City, Zamboanga City

Major airports Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Manila)

Road network 160 633 km (2.55 km per 1000 people)

For further information, visit http://www.census.gov.ph