And now introducing my Asian Countries…
Philippines
- It is an archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea in Southeastern Asia.
- It is made up of 7,107 islands.
- The capital is Manila.
- The population is approximately 107,668,231.
- Almost 80% of the population is under the age of 54.
- The median age is 23.5 years old.
- Approximately 27% of the population lives below the poverty line.
- The ethnic groups are Tagalog (28.1%), Cebuano (13.1%), Ilocano (9%), Bisaya/Binisaya (7.65), Hiligaynon Ilonggo (7.5%), Bikol (6%), Waray (3.4%), other (25.3%).
- The official languages are Filipino and English.
- They have 8 other major dialects which are Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan.
- 82.9% of the population claims to be Catholic, 5% muslim, 2.8% Evangelical, 2.3% Iglesia ni Kristo, 4.5% other Christian and the rest are unspecified.
