General
Profile
Location: Southeastern Asia,
archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South
China Sea, east of Vietnam Area: total: 300,000 sq km
land: 298,170 sq km water: 1,830 sq km Climate: Tropical
marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest
monsoon (May to October) Terrain: mostly mountains with
narrow to extensive coastal lowlands Capital: Manila
Administrative divisions: 79 provinces and 116 chartered
cities : provinces: Abra, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del
Sur, Aklan, Albay, Antique, Apayao, Aurora, Basilan,
Bataan, Batanes, Batangas, Biliran, Benguet, Bohol,
Bukidnon, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines
Sur, Camiguin, Capiz, Catanduanes, Cavite, Cebu,
Compostela, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao
Oriental, Eastern Samar, Guimaras, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte,
Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Isabela, Kalinga, Laguna, Lanao del
Norte, Lanao del Sur, La Union, Leyte, Maguindanao,
Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro
Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Mountain
Province, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, North
Cotabato, Northern Samar, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya,
Palawan, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon, Quirino, Rizal,
Romblon, Samar, Sarangani, Siquijor, Sorsogon, South
Cotabato, Southern Leyte, Sultan Kudarat, Sulu, Surigao
del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Tarlac, Tawi-Tawi, Zambales,
Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga
Sibugay: chartered cities: Alaminos, Angeles, Antipolo,
Bacolod, Bago, Baguio, Bais, Balanga, Batangas, Bayawan,
Bislig, Butuan, Cabanatuan, Cadiz, Cagayan de Oro,
Calamba, Calapan, Calbayog, Candon, Canlaon, Cauayan,
Cavite, Cebu, Cotabato, Dagupan, Danao, Dapitan, Davao,
Digos, Dipolog, Dumaguete, Escalante, Gapan, General
Santos, Gingoog, Himamaylan, Iligan, Iloilo, Isabela,
Iriga, Kabankalan, Kalookan, Kidapawan, Koronadal, La
Carlota, Laoag, Lapu-Lapu, Las Pinas, Legazpi, Ligao,
Lipa, Lucena, Maasin, Makati, Malabon, Malaybalay,
Malolos, Mandaluyong, Mandaue, Manila, Marawi, Markina,
Masbate, Muntinlupa, Munoz, Naga, Olongapo, Ormoc,
Oroquieta, Ozamis, Pagadian, Palayan, Panabo, Paranaque,
Pasay, Pasig, Passi, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, Roxas,
Sagay, Samal, San Carlos (in Negros Occidental), San
Carlos (in Pangasinan), San Fernando (in La Union), San
Fernando (in Pampanga), San Jose, San Jose del Monte,
San Pablo, Santa Rosa, Santiago, Silay, Sipalay,
Sorsogon, Surigao, Tabaco, Tacloban, Tacurong, Tagaytay,
Tagbilaran, Tagum, Talisay (in Cebu), Talisay (in Negros
Oriental), Tanauan, Tangub, Tanjay, Tarlac, Toledo,
Tuguegarao, Trece Martires, Urdaneta, Valencia,
Valenzuela, Victorias, Vigan, Zamboanga Population:
87,857,473 (2005 est.) Ethnic groups: Tagalog 28.1%,
Cebuano 13.1%, Llocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%,
Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%, Bikol 6%, Waray 3.4%, other
25.3% (2000 census) Nationality: noun: Filipino(s)
adjective: Philippine Languages: Two official languages
- Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English; eight major
dialects-Tagalog, Cebuano,Ilocano, Hiligaynon or
Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan
Religions: Roman Catholic 80.9%, Evangelical 2.8%,
Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian
4.5%, Muslim 5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, no
affiliation 0.1% (2000 census) Literacy: 92.6%
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Economical
Profile
Currency (code): Philippine peso (PHP)
GDP: $451.3 billion (2005 est.) GDP per capita: $5,100
(2005 est.) Exports - commodities: electronic equipment,
machinery and transport equipment, garments, optical
instruments, coconut products, fruits and nuts, copper
products, chemicals Exports - partners: Japan, US,
Netherlands, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Taiwan,
Malaysia Imports - commodities: raw materials, machinery
and equipment, fuels, vehicles and vehicle parts,
plastic, chemicals, grains Imports - partners: US ,
Japan , Singapore , Taiwan , South Korea , China ,
Malaysia Agriculture - products: sugarcane, coconuts,
rice, corn, bananas, cassavas, pineapples, fish,
mangoes, pork, eggs, beef Industries: electronics
assembly, garments, footwear, pharmaceuticals, wood
products, food processing, petroleum refining, fishing
Source : The World Fact Book 2005
(www.cia.gov) |