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Republic of the Philippines
National name: Republika ng Pilipinas
President: Joseph Estrada (1998)
Area: 115,830 sq. mi. (300,000 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 79,345,812 (average annual rate of natural increase: 2.14%); birth rate: 27.9/1000; infant mortality rate: 33.9/1000; density per sq. mi.: 685
Capital and largest city : Manila: city proper (1995 est.) 1,654,761; metro. area (1995 est.) 9,280,000
Other large cities: Quezon City, 1,669,776; Cebu, 610,415
Monetary unit: Peso
Languages: Filipino (based on Tagalog), English; regional languages: Tagalog, Ilocano, Cebuano, others
Ethnicity/race: Christian Malay 91.5%, Muslim Malay 4%, Chinese 1.5%, other 3%
Religions: Roman Catholic, 84%; Protestant, 10%; Islam, 5%; Buddhist and other, 3%
Literacy rate: 94%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $270.5 billion; $3,500 per capita. Real growth rate: –0.5%. Inflation: 9.7%. Unemployment: 9.6% (October 1998). Arable land: 19%. Agriculture: rice, coconuts, corn, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangoes; pork, eggs, beef; fish. Labor force (1998 est.): 31.3 million; agriculture 39.8%, government and social services 19.4%, services 17.7%, manufacturing 9.8%, construction 5.8%, other 7.5%. Industries: textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, electronics assembly, petroleum refining, fishing. Natural resources: timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper. Exports: $25 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.): electronics and telecommunications, machinery and transport, garments, other. Imports: $29 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.): raw materials and intermediate goods, capital goods, consumer goods, fuels. Major trading partners: U.S., Japan, EU, A.S.E.A.N., Hong Kong, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia.
