Philippines
Government
Conventional Long Form:	Republic of the Philippines
Government Type:	Republic
Capital:	Manila
Date of Independence:	June 12, 1898 (From Spain)
Branches of Government:	Executive, Legislative, Judicial
People
Population:	87,857,473 (July 2005 est.)
Population Growth Rate:	1.84% (2005 est.)
Official Languages:	Filipino and English
Religions:	Roman Catholic 80.9%, Evangelical 2.8%, Church of England 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, Muslim 5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census)
Gross Domestic Product:	430.6 billion (2004 est.)
National Information
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Coat of Arms:
Map of Philippines:
National Anthem:	Lupang Hinirang Land of the morning Child of the sun returning With fervor burning Thee do our souls adore. Land dear and holy, Cradle of noble heroes, Ne'er shall invaders Trample thy sacred shores. Ever within thy skies and through thy clouds And o'er thy hills and seas; Do we behold thy radiance, feel the throb Of glorious liberty. Thy banner dear to all hearts Its sun and stars alright, Oh, never shall its shining fields Be dimmed by tyrants might.
Links:	CIA World Factbook: Philippines The Philippines