Country (long form) Republic of the Philippines Capital Manila Total Area 115,830.65 sq mi 300,000.00 sq km (slightly larger than Arizona) Population 82,841,518 (July 2001 est.) Estimated Population in 2050 153,913,427 Languages two official languages - Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English, eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocan, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense Literacy 94.6% total, 95.0% male, 94.3% female (1995 est.) Religions Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3% Life Expectancy 64.96 male, 70.79 female (2001 est.) Government Type republic Currency 1 Philippine peso (P) = 100 centavos GDP (per capita) $3,800 (2000 est.) Industry textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, electronics assembly, petroleum refining, fishing Agriculture rice, coconuts, corn, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangoes; pork, eggs, beef; fish Arable Land 19% Natural Resources timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper     Also available from this page: