PHILIPPINE PROFILE:

Official Name: Republika ng Pilipinas A.K.A: Pilipinas International Name: Republic of the Philippines (or Philippines)
ISO country code: ph

Local Time = UTC +8h Country Calling Code: +63 Capital City: Manila

PHYSICAL PROFILE:
The Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands; favorably located in relation to many of Southeast Asia's main water bodies: the South China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, and Luzon Strait

Location: Southeastern Asia, an archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China , east of Vietnam. Geographic Coordinates: 13 00 N, 122 00 E Map References: South East Asia Area: 300 000 sq km
y y Land: 298,170 sq km Water: 1,830 sq km

Coastline: 36,289 km Major Islands: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao Terrain: mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands Climate: tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October) Elevation extremes: y lowest point: Philippine Sea 0 m y highest point: Mount Apo 2,954 m Natural Resources: timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper Land use: y Arable land: 19% y Permanent crops: 16.67% y Other: 64.33% (2005) Irrigated land: 152,500 sq km (2008) Total Renewable Water Resources: 479 cu km (1999) Natural Hazards: Astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis DEMOGRAPHICS: Nationality: Filipinos Major ethnic: Tagalog 28.1% (2000 census)

Minor ethnic: Cebuano 13.1%, Ilocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%, Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%, Bikol 6%, Waray 3.4%, Kapampangan 3%, other 25.3% (2000 census) Language: y Official: Filipino and English y Spoken: Eight major dialects Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan Age structure: y 0-14 years: 34.6% (male 17,999,279/female 17,285,040) y 15-64 years: 61.1% (male 31,103,967/female 31,097,203) y 65-over: 4.3% (male 1,876,805/female 2,471,644) (2011 est.) Median Age: 22.9 years y Male: 22.4 years y Female: 23. 4 years Population: 101,833,938 (July 2011 est.) Growth rate: 1.903% (2011 est.) Birth rate: 25.34 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) Death rate: 5.02 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) Life expectancy: 71.66 years y Male: 68.72 years y Female: 74.74 years (2011 est.) Fertility rate: 3.19 children born/woman (2011 est.) Infant mortality rate: 19.34 deaths/1,000 live births
Urban population: 49% of total population (2010) Rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Net migration rate: -1.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) Literacy Rate: 92. 6% School Life Expectancy: 12 years Primary Infectious Diseases: High Risk y food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever y vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and Japanese encephalitis y water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009) Drinking Water Source: y improved: 91% of population urban: 93% of population rural: 87% of population y unimproved: 9% of population (2008) urban: 7% of population rural: 13% of population Sanitation Facility Access: y improved: 76% of population urban: 80% of population rural: 69% of population

unimproved: 24% of population (2008) urban: 20% of population rural: 31% of population

ECONOMIC PROFILE:
GDP (purchasing power parity): $353.2 billion (2010 est.) GDP (official exchange rate): $188.7 billion (2010 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 7.3% (2010 est.) GDP - per capita (PPP): $3,500 (2010 est.) GDP - composition by sector y Agriculture: 13.9% y Industry: 31.3% y Services: 54.8% (2010 est.) Industries: electronics assembly, garments, footwear, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, petroleum refining, fishing Agriculture Products: Sugarcane, coconuts, rice, corn, bananas, cassavas, pineapples, mangoes; pork, eggs, beef; fish Electricity production: 61.93 billion kWh (2009 est.) Electricity consumption: 54.4 billion kWh (2009 est.) Oil production: 9,671 bbl/day (July 2010 est.) Oil consumption: 307,200 bbl/day (September 2010 est.) Natural gas production: 2.94 billion cu m (2008 est.) Natural gas consumption: 2.94 billion cu m (2008 est.) Population below poverty line: 32.9% (2006 est.) Labor force: 38.9 million (2010 est.) y Agriculture: 33% y Industry: 15% y Services: 52% (2010 est.) Unemployment rate: 7.3% (2010 est.) Current Account Balance: $9.51 billion (2010 est.) Budget: y Revenues: $26.84 billion y Expenditures: $33.82 billion (2010 est.) Public debt: 56.5% of GDP (2010 est.) External Debt: $59.77 billion (30 September 2010 est.) Stock of domestic credit: $97.63 billion (31 December 2010 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.8% (2010 est.) Industrial production growth rate: 12.1% (2010 est.) Exports: $50.72 billion (2010 est.) Exports Commodities: Semiconductors and electronic products, transport equipment, garments, copper products, petroleum products, coconut oil, fruits Export Partners:

US 17.6%, Japan 16.2%, Netherlands 9.8%, Hong Kong 8.6%, China 7.7%, Germany 6.5%, Singapore 6.2%, South Korea 4.8% (2009 est.) Imports: $59.9 billion (2010 est.) Imports Commodities: electronic products, mineral fuels, machinery and transport equipment, iron and steel, textile fabrics, grains, chemicals, plastic Import Partners: Japan 12.5%, US 12%, China 8.8%, Singapore 8.7%, South Korea 7.9%, Taiwan 7.1%, Thailand 5.7% (2009 est.) Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $62.37 billion (31 December 2010 est.) Exchange rates: Philippine pesos (PHP) per US dollar - 45.11 (2010)

POLITICAL PROFILE:
Government Type: Republic Independence: 12 June 1898 (from Spain) Constitution: 2 February 1987, effective 11 February 1987

Legal System: mixed legal system of civil, common, Islamic, and customary law International Law Organization Participation: Accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Head of government: President Benigno AQUINO (since 30 June 2010) Executive Branch: y Chief of state: President, Vice President *Elections: president and vice president elected on separate tickets by popular vote for a single sixyear term; election held on 10 May 2010 y Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with consent of Commission of Appointments Legislative Branch: Bicameral Congress *Elections: Senate - elections last held on 10 May 2010 (next to be held in May 2013); House of Representatives - elections last held on 10 May 2010 (next to be held in May 2013) y Senate or Senado (24 seats - one-half elected every three years y Members elected at large by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and y The House of Representatives or Kapulungan Ng Nga Kinatawan elected every three years Judicial Branch: y Supreme Court y Court of Appeals y Sandigan-bayan Political Parties: Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, Lakas ng EDSA-Christian Muslim Democrats, Liberal Party, Nacionalista Party, Nationalist People's Coalition, PDP-Laban, People's Reform Party, Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino Political Pressures: ABONO, AKBAYAN, An Waray, Anak Mindanao, ANAKPAWIS, ARC, Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives, A TEACHER, BAGON HENERASYON, Bayan Muna, Black and White Movement, BUHAY, BUTIL, CIBAC, COOP-NATCO, GABRIELA, KABATAAN, Kilosbayan, Military Branches: Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps and Coast Guard), Air Force (2011)

International Organization Participation: ADB, APEC, APT, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, CD, CICA (observer), CP, EAS, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS (observer), OPCW, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNMIT, UNMOGIP, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

ISSUES: Environmental: Uncontrolled deforestation especially in watershed areas; soil erosion; air and water pollution in major urban centers; coral reef degradation; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps that are important fish breeding grounds Illicit Drugs: Domestic methamphetamine production has been a growing problem in recent years despite government crackdowns; major consumer of amphetamines; longstanding marijuana producer mainly in rural areas where Manila's control is limited Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: IDPs: 300,000 (fighting between government troops and MILF and Abu Sayyaf groups) (2007) International Disputes: Philippines claims sovereignty over Scarborough Reef (also claimed by China together with Taiwan) and over certain of the Spratly Islands, known locally as the Kalayaan (Freedom) Islands, also claimed by China, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam; the 2002 "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea," has eased tensions in the Spratly Islands but falls short of a legally binding "code of conduct" desired by several of the disputants; in March 2005, the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam signed a joint accord to conduct marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands; Philippines retains a dormant claim to Malaysia's Sabah State in northern Borneo based on the Sultanate of Sulu's granting the Philippines Government power of attorney to pursue a sovereignty claim on his behalf; maritime delimitation negotiations continue with Palau REFERENCES:
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