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Philippines at a Glance

LocationSoutheastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam

Population87,857,473

Population Growth Rate1.84%

ReligionsRoman Catholic 80.9%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, Muslim 5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1%

Languagestwo official languages - Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English; eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan

Literacy
definition:  age 15 and over can read and write
total population:  92.6%
male: 92.5%
female:  92.7% (2002)