Capital City: Manila
Population: 97,976,603 (2000 Cencus)
Languages: Filipino, English, Taglish (mixture of English and Filipino)
Ethinics: Christian Malay 91.5%, Muslim Malay 4%, Chinese 1.5%, other 3%
Physical Features include Mayon Volcano and Mt. Pinatubo. The Mayon Volcano is 300 km southeast of Philippines's capital, Manila. This fiery mountain is visible for miles on the flat landscape. The concern about this volcano is that it is still very active. The latest eruption for the volcano was in 2000 and 2001. Another famous physical feature is Mt. Pinatubo. Like the Mayon Volcano, this land feature is also an active volcano. Mt. Pinatubo lies in the Philippines island, Luzon. The latest eruption was in 1991 which was the second largest volcanic eruption in the twenieth century. This eruption killed hundreds and left thousands homeless.
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