Next to the USA and the UK, the Philippines is the 3rd largest English-speaking nation.

The Philippine Islands are an archipelago of 7,000 islands that are located 500 miles (805 km) off of the southeast coast of Asia.

The Philippines is the 12th most populous country with 94 million people in estimated population.

In the Philippines, there are 175 dialects, but only 171 are known because 4 of the 175 became extinct. The most popular dialects are:

- Tagalog: 22 million

- Cebuano: 20 million

- Ilokano: 7.7 million

- Hiligaynon: 7 million

- Waray Waray: 3.1 million

The capital of the Philippines is Manlia.

Population in the Philippines

  Year         Per Million (esitmated)

       1903      -    about 7 million            

       1918      -    about 11 million   

       1939      -   about 16 million    

       1948      -  about 19 million   

        960      -  about 28 million      

        1970      -  about 38 million      

        1975      -  about 42 million

        1980      -  about 49 million

        1990      -  about 61 million