Philippines
| Region: | Oceania |
| Capital: | |
| Population: | 86,241,697 |
| Area (sq km): | 300,000 |
| FIPS Country Code: | RP |
| ISO Country Code: | PH |
| GRN Office: | Gospel Recordings Philippines |
Philippines Facts
The Philippines has a population of 90 million, on over 7,100 islands. The capital is Manila.
The peoples are Malayo-Indonesian Filipinos (approx. 95%), Mixed races (3.5%), Chinese (2.5%) and others (0.2%).
The literacy rate was 95% in 2000.
Official languages are Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English. There are about 210 other languages.
The Philippines has a mixed agricultural and industrial economy.
It was a Spanish colony from 1565 to 1898, hence there is still a Catholic majority. Christians make up 93% of the population. (Catholic 67%, Protestant 6% , Independent 15.%) Muslims number over 5%. There is freedom of religion.
Map of Philippines

Línguas e dialetos falados em Philippines
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Notícias sobre Philippines
Philippines Prayer n' Praise - April/May 2013: Monthly information for prayer and praise, from Gospel Recordings Philippines Inc. (PDF - 266Kb.) |
Kawa-Saka Orientaton Booklet - 2012: Volunteer Orientation Booklet for participants or those interested in the GRN Short Term Mission to the Philippines in April 2012 |
Short Term Mission - Philippines: Want to do something meaningful in 2013? Consider a short term mission to the Philippines with Global Recordings Network. |
Ever too Late?: No, it's never too late to become a foreign missionary! |
Ministry Update: GRN Around the World: News from South America, India and Philippines. |
Kawa-Saka - GR Philippines reaches out to the Kalinga people: Gospel Recordings Philippines conducts a short-term mission called "Kawa-Saka" to reach the Butbut, Gui'layon, Balatoc, Lubuagan and the Tulgao people in the mountain ranges of Kalinga Province. |
African language in the Philippines: "How in the world could I hear my own language here. I haven't heard this since I was imprisoned, except when my brothers occasionally come to visit." |
Reaching the Poor in the Philippines: Pictures of Filipinos using the GRN materials. |
The Fruit of our Labor: A short testimony from a recent trip of the Medical Mission Team to Sagada, Mountain Province in the Northern Luzon, Philippines. |

