| Country |
Republic of the Philippines |
| Capital |
Manila |
| Total Area |
115,830.65 sq mi
300,000.00 sq km
(slightly larger than Arizona) |
| Population |
81,159,644 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
153,913,427 |
| Languages |
Pilipino (official, based on Tagalog), English (official) |
| Literacy |
94.6% total, 95.0% male, 94.3% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3% |
| Life Expectancy |
64.65 male, 70.46 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Philippine peso (P) = 100 centavos |
| GDP (per capita) |
$3,600 (1999 est.) |
| Labor Force (by occupation) |
agriculture 39.8%, government and social services 19.4%, services 17.7%, manufacturing 9.8%, construction 5.8%, other 7.5% (1998 est.) |
| Industry |
textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, electronics assembly, petroleum refining, fishing |
| Agriculture |
rice, coconuts, corn, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangoes; pork, eggs, beef; fish |
| Arable Land |
19% |
| Exports |
electronic equipment, machinery and transport equipment, garments, coconut products |
| Imports |
raw materials and intermediate goods, capital goods, consumer goods, fuels |
| Natural Resources |
timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper |
| Current Environmental Issues |
uncontrolled deforestation in watershed areas; soil erosion; air and water pollution in Manila; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps which are important fish breeding grounds |
| Telephones (main lines in use) |
1.9 million (1997) |
| Telephones (mobile cellular) |
1.959 million (1998) |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) |
93 (1999) |
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