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Country Profile
Information about population, capital, flag, main source of income, GDP, religion(s), colourful festivals and processions.
Information about population, capital, flag, main source of income, GDP, religion(s), colourful festivals and processions.
Philippines is also called as Republic of the Philippines, the Capital of the Philippines is Manila. The currency of the Philippines is called Philippine "peso". The recent population of the Philippines is 94.85 million, lots of people living in the Philippines though the Country doesn't have a bigger land mass. The Philippines Economy has been growing steadily over decades so Philippines is the 45th largest economy in the world in 2011 as the International Monetary Fund reported.
GDP: $ 257 Billion Nominal (2012)
Religions in the Philippines
Main Religions in the Philippines
Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8 %, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3 %, Roman Catholic 80.9 %, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1%, (2000 census)
The well-known Religion in Philippines is most likely Roman Catholic because of the Spanish that rule. it has been estimated that almost 81% of people in Philippines are catholic. but in the South in the large island of Mindanao, lots of people there are adherents of Islam. Filipino Muslims make up about 5% of the National Population.
Colourful Festivals and Processions
It's typical in the Philippines to have lots of festivals and processions.
This explains that most of these fiestas has to be found in the domination of one specific religion in the Philippines. If you like fiestas, then, Philippines is the place to be.
These are the most known fiestas in Philippines:
GDP: $ 257 Billion Nominal (2012)
Religions in the Philippines
Main Religions in the Philippines
Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8 %, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3 %, Roman Catholic 80.9 %, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1%, (2000 census)
The well-known Religion in Philippines is most likely Roman Catholic because of the Spanish that rule. it has been estimated that almost 81% of people in Philippines are catholic. but in the South in the large island of Mindanao, lots of people there are adherents of Islam. Filipino Muslims make up about 5% of the National Population.
Colourful Festivals and Processions
It's typical in the Philippines to have lots of festivals and processions.
This explains that most of these fiestas has to be found in the domination of one specific religion in the Philippines. If you like fiestas, then, Philippines is the place to be.
These are the most known fiestas in Philippines:
Source: http://www.rappler.com/business/10928-ph-to-post-high-growth-until-2050, BY CAI ORDINARIO
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