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Philippines - Asia



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
91,077,287 (July 2007 est.)total population: 70.51 years
male: 67.61 years
female: 73.55 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Tagalog 28.1%, Cebuano 13.1%, Ilocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%, Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%, Bikol 6%, Waray 3.4%, other 25.3% (2000 census)Roman Catholic 80.9%, Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census)
LanguagesLiteracy
Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinandefinition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 92.5%
female: 92.7% (2002)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
republic Manila
IndependanceNational day
12 June 1898 (from Spain)Independence Day, 12 June (1898); note - 12 June 1898 was date of declaration of independence from Spain; 4 July 1946 was date of independence from US
ConstitutionLegal system
2 February 1987, effective 11 February 1987based on Spanish and Anglo-American law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$116.9 billion (2006 est.)5.4% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$5,000 (2006 est.)7.9% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
40% (2001 est.)6.2% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$47.2 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$51.6 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$22.97 billion (2006 est.)Philippine peso (PHP)
Military expenditures
0.9% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam 300,000 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
32.81 million (2005).ph
Internet hostsInternet users
111,262 (2006)7.82 million (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
256 (2006)897 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
200,037 km gas 565 km; oil 135 km; refined products 105 km (2006)