Country Facts - Philippines

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• Formal Name: Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas)

• Capital: Manila

• Main Cities: Quezon City, Budta, Davao City

• Official Languages: Filipino and English

• Currency: Philippines Peso (₱)

• Dialling Code: +63

• Emergency numbers: 117

• Time Zone: UTC + 8

• Units of Measure: Metric

• Electricity: 220 volts AC; frequency of 60 hertz

• Government: Republic

• Population: 100,998,376 (July 2015 est.)

• Climate: tropical marine; northeast monsoon between November and April; southwest monsoon between May and October

• Land Surface: 298,170 sq km

• Coastline: 36,289 km

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