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| Local Name |
Pilipinas |
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Republic of the Philippines |
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Capital City |
Manila |
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Population |
81,159,644 |
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Largest cities |
Manila. 9,280,000;
Quezon City, 1,669,776; Cebu, 610,415 |
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Area (sq. km) |
300,000 |
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Currency |
Philippine
Peso |
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Languages |
Filipino (based on
Tagalog), English; regional languages: Tagalog, Ilocano, Cebuano,
others |
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Religions |
Roman Catholic, 84%;
Protestant, 10%; Islam, 5%; Buddhist and other, 3% |
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Ethinicity/race |
Christian Malay 91.5%,
Muslim Malay 4%, Chinese 1.5%, other 3% |
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Literacy rate |
94% (1990) |
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GDP (US$) |
$270.5 billion |
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GDP per capita |
$3,500 |
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Real
growth rate |
–0.5% (1998 est.) |
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Inflation
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9.7% (1998 est.) |
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Arable
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19% |
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Agriculture
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rice, coconuts, corn,
sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangoes, pork, eggs, beef, fish |
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Natural resources |
timber, petroleum,
nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper |
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Labor
force |
31.3 million (1998
est.): agriculture, 39.8%; government and social services, 19.4%;
services, 17.7%; manufacturing, 9.8%; construction, 5.8%; other,
7.5% |
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Unemployment |
9.6% (October 1998) |
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Industries
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textiles,
pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing,
electronics assembly, petroleum refining, fishing |
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Exports
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$25 billion (f.o.b.,
1998 est.): electronics and telecommunications, machinery and
transport, garments, other. |
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Imports
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$29 billion
(f.o.b., 1998 est.): raw materials and intermediate goods, capital
goods, consumer goods, fuel. |
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Major
trading partners |
U.S., Japan, EU,
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Hong Kong, Taiwan,
Saudi Arabia. |
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