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Asia,
Oceania, Southeast Asia, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
land area:
comparative area:
300,000 sq km
298,170 sq km
slightly larger than Arizona
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
36,289 km
Maritime claims:
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
continental shelf:
to depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
irregular polygon extending up to 100 nm from
coastline as defined by 1898 treaty; since late 1970s has also
claimed polygonal-shaped area in South China Sea up to 285 nm in
breadth
International disputes:
involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly
Islands with China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, and possibly Brunei;
claims Malaysian state of Sabah
Climate:
tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November
to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)
Terrain:
mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal
lowlands
Land use:
arable land:
permanent crops:
meadows and pastures:
forest and woodland:
other:
26%
11%
4%
40%
19%
Irrigated land:
16,200 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues:
natural hazards:
deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; air pollution in
Manila
astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to
six cyclonic storms per year; subject to landslides, active
volcanoes, destructive earthquakes, tsunamis
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Endangered
Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear
Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling; signed, but not ratified
- Climate Change, Tropical Timber
Names:
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
Digraph:
Type:
Republic of the Philippines
Republika ng Pilipinas
Pilipinas
RP
republic
Capital:
Administrative divisions:
Manila
Administrative divisions: 72 provinces and 61 chartered cities*;
Abra, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Aklan, Albay, Angeles*,
Antique, Aurora, Bacolod*, Bago*, Baguio*, Bais*, Basilan, Basilan
City*, Bataan, Batanes, Batangas, Batangas City*, Benguet, Bohol,
Bukidnon, Bulacan, Butuan*, Cabanatuan*, Cadiz*, Cagayan, Cagayan de
Oro*, Calbayog*, Caloocan*, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur,
Camiguin, Canlaon*, Capiz, Catanduanes, Cavite, Cavite City*, Cebu,
Cebu City*, Cotabato*, Dagupan*, Danao*, Dapitan*, Davao City*
Davao, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Dipolog*, Dumaguete*, Eastern
Samar, General Santos*, Gingoog*, Ifugao, Iligan*, Ilocos Norte,
Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Iloilo City*, Iriga*, Isabela, Kalinga-Apayao,
La Carlota*, Laguna, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Laoag*,
Lapu-Lapu*, La Union, Legaspi*, Leyte, Lipa*, Lucena*, Maguindanao,
Mandaue*, Manila*, Marawi*, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro Occidental,
Mindoro Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Mountain,
Naga*, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, North Cotabato, Northern
Samar, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Olongapo*, Ormoc*, Oroquieta*,
Ozamis*, Pagadian*, Palawan, Palayan*, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Pasay*,
Puerto Princesa*, Quezon, Quezon City*, Quirino, Rizal, Romblon,
Roxas*, Samar, San Carlos* (in Negros Occidental), San Carlos* (in
Pangasinan), San Jose*, San Pablo*, Silay*, Siquijor, Sorsogon,
South Cotabato, Southern Leyte, Sultan Kudarat, Sulu, Surigao*,
Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Tacloban*, Tagaytay*, Tagbilaran*,
Tangub*, Tarlac, Tawitawi, Toledo*, Trece Martires*, Zambales,
Zamboanga*, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur
Independence:
4 July 1946 (from US)
National holiday:
Independence Day, 12 June (1898) (from Spain)
Constitution:
2 February 1987, effective 11 February 1987
Legal system:
based on Spanish and Anglo-American law; accepts
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Suffrage:
15 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state and head of government:
cabinet:
President Fidel Valdes RAMOS (since 30 June 1992); Vice President
Joseph Ejercito ESTRADA (since 30 June 1992); election last held 11
May 1992 (next election to be held NA May 1998); results - Fidel
Valdes RAMOS won 23.6% of votes, a narrow plurality
Executive Secretary; appointed by the president with the consent of
the Commission of Appointments
Legislative branch:
Senate (Senado):
House of Representatives (Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan):
bicameral Congress (Kongreso)
elections last held 11 May 1992 (next election to be held NA May
1995); results - LDP 66%, NPC 20%, Lakas-NUCD 8%, Liberal 6%; seats
- (24 total) LDP 15, NPC 5, Lakas-NUCD 2, Liberal 1, Independent 1
elections last held 11 May 1992 (next election to be held NA May
1995); results - LDP 43.5%; Lakas-NUCD 25%, NPC 23.5%, Liberal 5%,
KBL 3%; seats - (200 total) LDP 87, NPC 45, Lakas-NUCD 41, Liberal
15, NP 6, KBL 3, Independent 3
Judicial branch:
Political parties and leaders:
Member of:
Supreme Court
Democratic Filipino Struggle (Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipinas,
Laban), Edgardo ESPIRITU; People Power-National Union of Christian
Democrats (Lakas ng Edsa, NUCD and Partido Lakas Tao, Lakas/NUCD);
Fidel V. RAMOS, President of the Republic, Raul MANGLAPUS, Jose de
VENECIA, secretary general; Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC),
Eduardo COJUANGCO; Liberal Party, Jovito SALONGA; People's Reform
Party (PRP), Miriam DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO; New Society Movement (Kilusan
Bagong Lipunan; KBL), Imelda MARCOS; Nacionalista Party (NP),
Salvador H. LAUREL, president
Agana (Guam), Chicago, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San
Francisco, and Seattle
San Diego and San Jose (Saipan)
Ambassador John D. NEGROPONTE
1201 Roxas Boulevard, Ermita Manila 1000
APO AP 96440
[632] 521-7116
[632] 522-4361
Cebu
Flag:
two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red
with a white equilateral triangle based on the hoist side; in the
center of the triangle is a yellow sun with eight primary rays (each
containing three individual rays) and in each corner of the triangle
is a small yellow five-pointed star
Domestic
output in this primarily agricultural economy failed to grow in 1992
and rose only slightly in 1993. Drought and power supply problems
hampered production, while inadequate revenues prevented government
pump priming. Worker remittances helped to supplement GDP. A marked
increase in capital goods imports, particularly power generating
equipment, telecommunications equipment, and electronic data
processors, contributed to 20% import growth in both 1992 and 1993.
National product:
GDP -
purchasing power equivalent - $171 billion (1993 est.)
National product real growth rate:
1.4% (1993
est.)
National product per capita:
$2,500 (1993 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
7.6% (1993)
Unemployment rate:
9.2% (1993)
Budget:
revenues:
expenditures:
$11.5 billion
$13 billion, including capital expenditures of $1.7 billion (1994
est.)
Exports:
commodities:
partners:
$11.1 billion
(f.o.b., 1993 est.)
electronics, textiles, coconut products, cooper, fish
US 39%, Japan 18%, Germany 5%, UK 5%, Hong Kong 5% (1992)
Imports:
commodities:
partners:
$17.1 billion
(f.o.b., 1993 est.)
raw materials 40%, capital goods 25%, petroleum products 10%
Japan 21%, US 18%, Taiwan 7%, Saudi Arabia 6%, Hong Kong 5%, South
Korea 5% (1992)
External debt:
$34.1 billion
(September 1993)
Industrial production:
growth rate
-1% (1992 est.); accounts for 34% of GDP
Electricity:
capacity:
production:
consumption per capita:
accounts for about 20% of GDP and about 45% of
labor force; major crops - rice, coconuts, corn, sugarcane, bananas,
pineapples, mangos; animal products - pork, eggs, beef; net exporter
of farm products; fish catch of 2 million metric tons annually
Illicit drugs:
illicit producer of cannabis for the international
drug trade; growers are producing more and better quality cannabis
despite government eradication efforts; transit point for Southwest
Asian heroin bound for the US
Economic aid:
recipient:
US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $3.6 billion; Western
(non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-88),
$7.9 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $5 million; Communist
countries (1975-89), $123 million
378 km
operable on Luzon, 34% government owned (1982)
Highways:
total:
paved:
unpaved:
157,450 km
22,400 km
gravel, crushed stone, stabilized earth 85,050 km; unimproved earth
50,000 km (1988)
Inland waterways:
Pipelines:
3,219 km;
limited to shallow-draft (less than 1.5 m) vessels
petroleum products 357 km
Ports:
Cagayan de
Oro, Cebu, Davao, Guimaras, Iloilo, Legaspi, Manila, Subic Bay
Merchant marine:
note:
553 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 8,451,047
GRT/13,934,255 DWT, bulk 241, cargo 145, chemical tanker 1,
combination bulk 10, combination ore/oil 1, container 8, liquefied
gas 3, livestock carrier 9, oil tanker 33, passenger 1,
passenger-cargo 13, refrigerated cargo 27, roll-on/roll-off cargo
14, short-sea passenger 12, vehicle carrier 35
many Philippine flag ships are foreign owned and are on the register
for the purpose of long-term bare-boat charter back to their
original owners who are principally in Japan and Germany
Airports:
total:
usable:
with permanent-surface runways:
with runways over 3,659 m:
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
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