Facts and Figures:
Republic of the Philippines
National name: Republika ng Pilipinas
President: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
(2001)
Area: 115,830 sq mi (300,000 sq km)
Population (2005 est.): 87,857,473
(growth rate: 1.8%); birth rate: 25.3
/1000; infant mortality rate: 23.5/1000;
life expectancy: 69.9; density per sq
mi: 759
Capital and largest city (2003 est.):
Manila, 13,790,900 (metro. area),
10,232,900 (city proper)
Other large cities: Quezon City (2000
est.), 1,669,776 (part of Manila metro.
area); Cebu (2003 est.), 761,900
Monetary unit: Peso
Languages: Filipino (based on
Tagalog), English (both official); eight
major dialects: Tagalog, Cebuano,
Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol,
Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense
Ethnicity/race: Christian Malay 91.5%,
Muslim Malay 4%, Chinese 1.5%,
other 3%
Religions: Roman Catholic 83%,
Protestant 9%, Islam 5%, Buddhist
and other 3%
Literacy rate: 96% (2003 est.)
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004
est.): $430.6 billion; per capita $5,000.
Real growth rate: 5.9%. Inflation: 5.5%.
Unemployment: 11.7%. Arable land:
19%. Agriculture: sugarcane,
coconuts, rice, corn, bananas,
cassavas, pineapples, fish, mangoes,
pork, eggs, beef. Labor force: 35.86
million; agriculture 36%, industry 16%,
services 48% (2004 est.). Industries:
electronics assembly, garments,
footwear, pharmaceuticals, chemicals,
wood products, food processing,
petroleum refining, fishing. Natural
resources: timber, petroleum, nickel,
cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper.
Exports: $38.63 billion (f.o.b., 2004
est.): electronic equipment, machinery
and transport equipment, garments,
optical instruments, coconut products,
fruits and nuts, copper products,
chemicals. Imports: 37.5 billion (f.o.b.,
2004 est.): raw materials, machinery
and equipment, fuels, vehicles and
vehicle parts, plastic, chemicals,
grains. Major trading partners: U.S.,
Japan, Hong Kong, Netherlands,
Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, China,
South Korea (2003).
Communications: Telephones: main
lines in use: 6.98 million (2001);
mobile cellular: 11.35 million (2001).
Radio broadcast stations: AM 366,
FM 290, shortwave 5 (2002). Radios:
11.5 million (1997). Television
broadcast stations: 75 (2000).
Televisions: 3.7 million (1997). Internet
Service Providers (ISPs): 33 (2000).
Internet users: 4.5 million (2002).
Transportation: Railways: total: 897 km
(2002). Highways: total: 201,994 km;
paved: 42,419 km; unpaved: 159,575
km (2000). Waterways: 3,219 km;
limited to shallow-draft (less than 1.5
m) vessels. Ports and harbors:
Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu,
Davao, Guimaras Island, Iligan, Iloilo,
Jolo, Legaspi, Manila, Masao, Puerto
Princesa, San Fernando, Subic Bay,
Zamboanga. Airports: 257 (2002).
International disputes:involved in
complex dispute over Spratly Islands
with China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam
and possibly Brunei; claimants in
November 2002 signed the
“Declaration on the Conduct of Parties
in the South China Sea,” a mechanism
to ease tension but which fell short of a
legally binding “code of conduct”;
Sultanate of Sulu granted Philippines
Government power of attorney to
pursue its sovereignty claim over
Malaysia's Sabah State but Malaysia
rejects claim.
Republic of the Philippines
National name: Republika ng Pilipinas
President: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
(2001)
Area: 115,830 sq mi (300,000 sq km)
Population (2005 est.): 87,857,473
(growth rate: 1.8%); birth rate: 25.3
/1000; infant mortality rate: 23.5/1000;
life expectancy: 69.9; density per sq
mi: 759
Capital and largest city (2003 est.):
Manila, 13,790,900 (metro. area),
10,232,900 (city proper)
Other large cities: Quezon City (2000
est.), 1,669,776 (part of Manila metro.
area); Cebu (2003 est.), 761,900
Monetary unit: Peso
Languages: Filipino (based on
Tagalog), English (both official); eight
major dialects: Tagalog, Cebuano,
Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol,
Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense
Ethnicity/race: Christian Malay 91.5%,
Muslim Malay 4%, Chinese 1.5%,
other 3%
Religions: Roman Catholic 83%,
Protestant 9%, Islam 5%, Buddhist
and other 3%
Literacy rate: 96% (2003 est.)
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004
est.): $430.6 billion; per capita $5,000.
Real growth rate: 5.9%. Inflation: 5.5%.
Unemployment: 11.7%. Arable land:
19%. Agriculture: sugarcane,
coconuts, rice, corn, bananas,
cassavas, pineapples, fish, mangoes,
pork, eggs, beef. Labor force: 35.86
million; agriculture 36%, industry 16%,
services 48% (2004 est.). Industries:
electronics assembly, garments,
footwear, pharmaceuticals, chemicals,
wood products, food processing,
petroleum refining, fishing. Natural
resources: timber, petroleum, nickel,
cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper.
Exports: $38.63 billion (f.o.b., 2004
est.): electronic equipment, machinery
and transport equipment, garments,
optical instruments, coconut products,
fruits and nuts, copper products,
chemicals. Imports: 37.5 billion (f.o.b.,
2004 est.): raw materials, machinery
and equipment, fuels, vehicles and
vehicle parts, plastic, chemicals,
grains. Major trading partners: U.S.,
Japan, Hong Kong, Netherlands,
Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, China,
South Korea (2003).
Communications: Telephones: main
lines in use: 6.98 million (2001);
mobile cellular: 11.35 million (2001).
Radio broadcast stations: AM 366,
FM 290, shortwave 5 (2002). Radios:
11.5 million (1997). Television
broadcast stations: 75 (2000).
Televisions: 3.7 million (1997). Internet
Service Providers (ISPs): 33 (2000).
Internet users: 4.5 million (2002).
Transportation: Railways: total: 897 km
(2002). Highways: total: 201,994 km;
paved: 42,419 km; unpaved: 159,575
km (2000). Waterways: 3,219 km;
limited to shallow-draft (less than 1.5
m) vessels. Ports and harbors:
Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu,
Davao, Guimaras Island, Iligan, Iloilo,
Jolo, Legaspi, Manila, Masao, Puerto
Princesa, San Fernando, Subic Bay,
Zamboanga. Airports: 257 (2002).
International disputes:involved in
complex dispute over Spratly Islands
with China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam
and possibly Brunei; claimants in
November 2002 signed the
“Declaration on the Conduct of Parties
in the South China Sea,” a mechanism
to ease tension but which fell short of a
legally binding “code of conduct”;
Sultanate of Sulu granted Philippines
Government power of attorney to
pursue its sovereignty claim over
Malaysia's Sabah State but Malaysia
rejects claim.
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