Philippines
Southeast Asia
General matters
Republic of the Philippines
Capital: Manila (approximately 1.84 million people)
Population: 111.57 million (2022, IMF)
Area: 300,000 square kilometers
Languages: English and Tagalog
Religion: Catholicism (79%), Protestantism (7%), Islam (6%), etc
Ethnicity: Malay is the dominant species, and many mixed-race people, including Americans and Spaniards
Climate: Hot and humid subtropical climate
Politics
Form of government: Presidential system (6-year single term)
a key figure
President: Ferdinand Marcos Jr
Vice President: Sara Duterte
Senate President: Juan Miguel Zubiri
Speaker of the House: Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Enrique Manalo
Composition of Parliament: 24 Senate seats (6 years in office), 316 House seats (3 years in office)
Economy
GDP : 4043억$ (2022, IMF)
GDP per capita: $3623 (2022, IMF)
Economic growth rate: 7.6% (2022, IMF)
Currency Unit: peso (1 dollar = 54.5 pesos, 2022 average, World Bank)
Trade: - Total trade: $223.7 billion
Export value: $81 billion
Revenue: $142.7 billion
Inflation: 5.8% (2022, IMF)
Unemployment rate: 5.4% (2022, IMF)