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Location: Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Area: comparative: slightly larger than Arizona
Geography: the Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands
Capital: Manila (Population: 11.449 million)
Total Population: 101,833,938
Average Life Expectancy: 71.66 years
Religions: Roman Catholic 80.9%, Muslim 5%
Languages: Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan
Natural Hazards: usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis volcanism: the Philippines experience significant volcanic activity
*Statistics courtesy of the CIA World Factbook
National Bible Publishing Month goal - To purchase the paper to print and ship 20,000 Whole Bibles and 50,000 New Testaments in Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilonggo, and English.
The Open Door potential - We have one missionary to the Philippines who works with hundreds of national Filipino pastors. He has stated if Bearing Precious Seed could supply the Scriptures, he could distribute five or six truckloads each year.