Based on census data, the population in in the Philippines was ,, Based on the census results, the population increased by over 8 million people when compared to the census results. The growth rate has slowed slightly from the previous census, down to 1. The notable rate of population increase in the Philippines is projected to slow in the future, but should still be substantial. The current growth rate of 1. The population is forecast to hit million by , and million by Population estimates based on interpolation of data from World Population Prospects.
The country of the Philippines is an archipelago made up of over 7, islands that total , square miles , square kilometers. Most of the islands are pretty small, but a few larger ones like Luzon and Mindanao account for a large portion of the surface area. The islands are broken up into three categories: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao - which are basically north, central and south, respectively. While some islands are much more populated than others, the overall population density of the Philippines is people per square mile people per square kilometer.
The Philippines' largest city is Quezon City, which contains 2,, people. It forms a part of the wider Metropolitan Manila area, which is comprised of 17 cities and municipalities and has an overall population of To make things even more complicated, the entire Greater Manila urban area spills out beyond the boundaries of Metro Manila and is reported to contain around Other major cities include Manila itself pop: 1,, , Caloocan pop: 1.
Of these, only Davao City is outside of the Metropolitan Manila area. Unsurprisingly for a country that is made up of many islands, the Philippines contains a diverse range of ethnic groups. The latest data available comes from the census, which reported the following breakdown:. Religion in the Philippines is heavily influenced by its history as a part of the Spanish Empire.
Revenue from forest resources forest revenues: 0. Revenue from coal coal revenues: 0. Waste and recycling municipal solid waste generated annually: 14,, tons est. Total water withdrawal municipal: 8. Total renewable water resources billion cubic meters est. Government type presidential republic. Independence 4 July from the US. National holiday Independence Day, 12 June ; note - 12 June was date of declaration of independence from Spain; 4 July was date of independence from the US.
Constitution history: several previous; latest ratified 2 February , effective 11 February amendments: proposed by Congress if supported by three fourths of the membership, by a constitutional convention called by Congress, or by public petition; passage by either of the three proposal methods requires a majority vote in a national referendum; note - the constitution has not been amended since its enactment in Legal system mixed legal system of civil, common, Islamic sharia , and customary law.
International law organization participation accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; withdrew from the ICCt in March Citizenship citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of the Philippines dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years. Suffrage 18 years of age; universal.
Legislative branch description: bicameral Congress or Kongreso consists of: Senate or Senado 24 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by majority vote; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years House of Representatives or Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 59 representing minorities directly elected by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 3-year terms elections: Senate - elections last held on 13 May next to be held on 9 May House of Representatives - elections last held on 13 May next to be held on 9 May election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - PDP-Laban Judicial branch highest courts: Supreme Court consists of a chief justice and 14 associate justices judge selection and term of office: justices are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial and Bar Council, a constitutionally created, 6-member body that recommends Supreme Court nominees; justices serve until age 70 subordinate courts: Court of Appeals; Sandiganbayan special court for corruption cases of government officials ; Court of Tax Appeals; regional, metropolitan, and municipal trial courts; sharia courts.
Flag description two equal horizontal bands of blue top and red; a white equilateral triangle is based on the hoist side; the center of the triangle displays a yellow sun with eight primary rays; each corner of the triangle contains a small, yellow, five-pointed star; blue stands for peace and justice, red symbolizes courage, the white equal-sided triangle represents equality; the rays recall the first eight provinces that sought independence from Spain, while the stars represent the three major geographical divisions of the country: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao; the design of the flag dates to note: in wartime the flag is flown upside down with the red band at the top.
National symbol s three stars and sun, Philippine eagle; national colors: red, white, blue, yellow. Economy Economic overview The economy has been relatively resilient to global economic shocks due to less exposure to troubled international securities, lower dependence on exports, relatively resilient domestic consumption, large remittances from about 10 million overseas Filipino workers and migrants, and a rapidly expanding services industry.
Real GDP growth rate 6. Inflation rate consumer prices 2. GDP - composition, by sector of origin agriculture: 9. GDP - composition, by end use household consumption: Agricultural products sugar cane, rice, coconuts, maize, bananas, vegetables, tropical fruit, plantains, pineapples, cassava.
Industrial production growth rate 7. Labor force Labor force - by occupation agriculture: Unemployment rate 5. Population below poverty line Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income Budget revenues: Public debt Taxes and other revenues Fiscal year calendar year.
Imports - commodities integrated circuits, refined petroleum, cars, crude petroleum, broadcasting equipment Electricity - production Electricity - consumption Electricity - exports 0 kWh est. Electricity - imports 0 kWh est. Electricity - installed generating capacity Crude oil - proved reserves Natural gas - production 3. Natural gas - consumption 3. Natural gas - exports 0 cu m est. Natural gas - imports 0 cu m est.
Natural gas - proved reserves Communications Telephones - fixed lines total subscriptions: 4,, subscriptions per inhabitants: 3. Telephones - mobile cellular total subscriptions: ,, subscriptions per inhabitants: Internet country code. Internet users total: Broadband - fixed subscriptions total: 5,, subscriptions per inhabitants: 5. Transportation National air transport system number of registered air carriers: 13 inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 43,, annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix RP.
Airports total: country comparison to the world: Airports - with paved runways total: 89 over 3, m: 4 2, to 3, m: 8 1, to 2, m: 33 to 1, m: 34 under m: 10 Airports - with unpaved runways total: 1, to 2, m: 3 to 1, m: 56 under m: 99 Heliports 2 Pipelines km gas, km oil non-operational , km refined products Railways total: 77 km standard gauge: 49 km 1.
The church calendar set the pace and rhythm of daily life according to fiesta and liturgical seasons. Market places and cockfight pits sprang up near church walls. Gossip and goods were exchanged and villagers found "both restraint and release under the bells. The latter is commonly referred to as Filipino folk Christianity, combining a surface veneer of Christian monotheism and dogma with indigenous animism.
It may manifest itself in farmers seeking religious blessings on the irrice seed before planting or in the placement of a bamboo cross at the comer of a rice field to prevent damage by insects. It may also take the form of a folk healer using Roman Catholic symbols and liturgy mixed with pre-Hispanic rituals. When the United States took over the Philippines in the first half of the century, the justifications for colonizing were to Christianize and democratize.
The feeling was that these goals could be achieved only through mass education up until then education was reserved for a small elite. Most of the teachers who went to the Philippines were Protestants, many were even Protestant ministers. There was a strong prejudice among some of these teachers against Catholics. Since this Protestant group instituted and controlled the system of public education in the Philippines during the American colonial period, it exerted a strong influence.
Subsequently the balance has shifted to reflect much stronger influence by the Catholic majority. During the period of armed rebellion against Spain, a nationalized church was organized under Gregorio Aglipay, who was made "Spiritualhead of the Nation Under Arms.
In the early part of the 20th century the numbers of Aglipayans peaked at 25 to 33 percent of the population. Today they have declined to about 5 percent and are associated with the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States. Another dynamic nationalized Christian sect is the lglesia ni Kristo, begun around and founded by Felix Manolo Ysagun. Along with the Aglipayans and Iglesia ni Kristo, there have been a proliferation of Rizalist sects, claiming the martyred hero of Philippine nationalism, Jose B.
Rizal as the second son of God and are incarnation of Christ. Leaders of these sects themselves often claim to be reincarnations of Rizal, Mary, or leaders of the revolution; claim that the apocalypse is at hand for non-believers; and claim that one can find salvation and heaven by joining the group.
These groups range from the Colorums of the s and s to the sophisticated P. Most of those who follow these cults are the poor, dispossessed, and dislocated and feel alienated from the Catholic church.
The current challenge to the supremacy of the Catholic church comes from a variety of small sects -- from the fundamentalist Christian groups, such as Jehovah's Witnesses and Seventh Day Adventists, to the lglesia ni Kristo and Rizalists. The Roman Catholics suffer from a lack of personnel the priest to people ratio is exceedingly low , putting them at a disadvantage in gaining and maintaining popular support. The Catholic church is seeking to meet this challenge by establishing an increasingly native clergy and by engaging in programs geared to social action and human rights among the rural and urban poor.
In many cases this activity has led to friction between the church and the Marcos government, resulting in arrests of priests, nuns, and lay people on charges of subversion. In the "war for souls" this may be a necessary sacrifice.
At present the largest growing religious sector falls within the province of these smaller, grass roots sects; but only time will tell where the percentages will finally rest. Chaffee, Frederic H. Area Handbook for the Philippines. Washington, D. Corpuz, Onofre D. The Philippines. Gowing, Peter G. McArnis, eds. The Muslim Filipinos.
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