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Geography
 

Location:

Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam

Geographic coordinates:

13 00 N, 122 00 E

Map references

Southeast Asia

Area
total:
land:
water:

300,000 sq km
298,170 sq km
1,830 sq km
Area comparative slightly larger than Arizona
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 36,289 km
Maritime claims:

continental shelf:

exclusive economic zone:

territorial sea:
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines

to depth of exploitation


200 nm

irregular polygon extending up to 100 nm from coastline as defined by1898 treaty; since late 1970s has also claimed polygonal-shaped area in South China Sea up to 285 nm in breadth
Climate tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)
International disputes: involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, and possibly Brunei; claims Malaysian state of Sabah
Terrain: mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands
Elevation extremes
lowest point:
highest point :

Philippine Sea 0 m
Mount Apo 2,954 m
Natural resources timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
Land use
arable land:

permanent crops:

permanent pastures:

forests and woodland:


other:

19%

12%


 4%


 46%
 

19% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land 15,800 sq km (1993 est.)
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
Environment current issues uncontrolled deforestation in watershed areas; soil erosion; air and water pollution in Manila; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps which are important fish breeding grounds
Environment

party to :
international agreements

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification

People

Population:

79,345,812 (July 1999 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:
15-64 years:
65 years and over:

 

37% (male 15,057,698; female 14,555,430)
59% (male 23,168,043; female 23,715,877)
4% (male 1,269,522; female 1,579,242) (1999 est.)

Population growth rate:

 2.04% (1999 est.)

Birth rate:

 27.88 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)

Death rate:

6.45 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)

Net migration rate:

-1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

34.56 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
 

Sex ratio

at birth :
under 15 years:
15-64 years:
65 years and over:
total population:



1.05 male(s)/female
1.03 male(s)/female
0.98 male(s)/female
0.8 male(s)/female
0.99 male(s)/female (1999 est.)

Total fertility rate:

33.89 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:
male:
female:


 66.58 years
 63.79 years
 69.5 years (1999 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.46 children born/woman (1999 est.)
Nationality:

noun:
adjective:


Filipino(s)
Philippine
Ethnic groups: Christian Malay 91.5%, Muslim Malay 4%, Chinese 1.5%, other 3%
Religions: Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3%
Literacy:

definition:
total population:
male :
female:


age 15 and over can read and write
94.6%
95%
94.3% (1995 est.)

Government

Country name

conventional long form:

conventional short form:

local long form:

local short form:


Republic of the Philippines



Philippines

Republika ng Pilipinas

Pilipinas
Data code RP
Government type republic
Capital: 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: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:

chief of state:



head of government:


 
cabinet:


elections:


election results:


President Joseph Ejercito ESTRADA (since 30 June 1998) and Vice President Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO (since 30 June 1998); note—the president is both the chief of state and head of government

head of government: President Joseph Ejercito ESTRADA (since 30 June 1998) and Vice President Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO (since 30 June 1998); note—the president is both the chief of state and head of government


Cabinet appointed by the president with the consent of the Commission of Appointments

president and vice president elected on separate tickets by popular vote for six-year terms; election last held 11 May 1998 (next to be held 11 May 2004)


Joseph Ejercito ESTRADA elected president; percent of vote—NA%; Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO elected vice president; percent of vote—NA%

Legislative branch:
 


 
elections :


election results: 

 

bicameral Congress or Kongreso consists of the Senate or Senado (24 seats—one-half elected every three years; members elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan (221 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms; note—an additional 50 members may be appointed by the president)


Senate—last held 11 May 1998 (next to be held 11 May 2001); House of Representatives—elections last held 11 May 1998 (next to be held 11 May 2001)

Senate—percent of vote by party—NA; seats by party—LAMP 12, Lakas 5, PRP 2, LP 1, other 3; note—the Senate now has only 23 members with one seat vacated when Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO became vice president; the seat can only be filled by election and is likely to remain open until the next regular election in 2001; House of Representatives—percent of vote by party—NA; seats by party—LAMP 135, Lakas 37, LP 13, Aksyon Demokratiko 1, other 35

Judicial branch: Supreme Court, justices are appointed for four-year terms by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial and Bar Council
Political parties and leaders: Laban Ng Masang Pilipino or LAMP (Struggle of the Filipino Masses) [Joseph ESTRADA, titular head; Eduardo "Danding" COJUANGO, chairman, Edgardo ANGARA, party president]; Lakas [Raul MANGLAPUS, chairman, Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, secretary general, Jose DE VENECIA, party president]; Liberal Party or LP [Raul DAZA, president, Jovito SALONGA, chairman, Florencio ABAD, secretary general]; People's Reform Party or PRP [Miriam DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO]; Aksyon Demokratiko or Democratic Action [Raul ROCO]
International organization participation:  APEC, AsDB, ASEAN, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, NAM, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
Diplomatic representation in US:

chief of mission:

chancery:

telephone:

FAX:

consulate(s) general:

consulate(s):




Ambassador Raul Chaves RABE

1600 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036

 [1] (202) 467-9300

 [1] (202) 328-7614

Chicago, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Tamuning (Guam)


San Diego and Susupe (Saipan)
US diplomatic representation:

chief of mission:
 
embassy:

mailing address:

 telephone:

 FAX:

 



Ambassador Thomas C. HUBBARD

1201 Roxas Boulevard, Ermita Manila 1000

 FPO 96515

[63] (2) 523-1001

[63] (2) 522-4361
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

Economy
 

Overview:

In 1998 the Philippine economy—a mixture of agriculture, light industry, and supporting services—deteriorated as a result of spillover from the Asian financial crisis and poor weather conditions. Growth fell to about -0.5% in 1998 from 5% in 1997, but is expected to recover to more than 2% in 1999. The government has promised to continue its economic reforms to help the Philippines match the pace of development in the newly industrialized countries of East Asia. The strategy includes improving infrastructure, overhauling the tax system to bolster government revenues, and moving toward further deregulation and privatization of the economy.

GDP-purchasing power parity :


$270.5 billion (1998 est.)

GDP-real growth rate:

 -0.5% (1998 est.)

GDP-per capita purchasing power parity:


$3,500 (1998 est.)
 

GDP

agriculture:
industry:
services:
composition by sector

20%
32%
48% (1997 est.)

Population below poverty line:

32% (1997 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%:
highest 10%:






2.4%
33.5% (1994)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):


9.7% (1998)

Labor force:

31.3 million (1998 est.)

Labor force—by occupation:

agriculture 39.8%, government and social services 19.4%, services 17.7%, manufacturing 9.8%, construction 5.8%, other 7.5% (1998 est.)

Unemployment rate:

 9.6% (October 1998)

Budget:

revenues:
expenditures:

 

$14.5 billion
$12.6 billion (1998 est.)

Industries: textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, electronics assembly, petroleum refining, fishing
Industrial production growth rate:  
1.7% (1998 est.)
Electricity—production: 32.2 billion kWh (1996)
Electricity—production by source:

fossil fuel:
hydro:
nuclear:
other:




62.11%
20.19%
0%
17.7% (1996)
Electricity—consumption:
32.2 billion kWh (1996)
Electricity—exports: 0 kWh (1996)
Electricity—imports:  0 kWh (1996)
Agriculture—products:
rice, coconuts, corn, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangoes; pork, eggs, beef; fish
Exports:  $25 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.)
Exports—commodities: electronics and telecommunications 51%, machinery and transport 10%, garments 9%, other 30%
Exports—partners:
US 34%, Japan 17%, EU 17%, ASEAN 14%, Hong Kong 4%, Taiwan 4% (1997 est.)
Imports: $29 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.)
Imports—commodities: raw materials and intermediate goods 43%, capital goods 36%, consumer goods 9%, fuels 9%
Debt—external: $46.4 billion (September 1998)
Economic aid—recipient:
ODA, $1.1 billion (1998)
Currency: 1 Philippine peso (P) = 100 centavos
Exchange rates:  Philippine pesos (P) per US$1—38.404 (January 1999), 40.893 (1998), 29.471 (1997), 26.216 (1996), 25.714 (1995), 26.417 (1994)
Fiscal year: calendar year

Transportation

Railways

total :
narrow gauge:



897 km of which 492 km in operation
492 km 1.067-m gauge (1996)

Highways:

total:

paved:
 
unpaved:



161,313 km

290 km

161,023 km (1997)
 

Waterways :

3,219 km; limited to shallow-draft (less than 1.5 m) vessels

Pipelines:

petroleum products 357 km

Ports and harbors: Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Guimaras Island, Iligan, Iloilo, Jolo, Legaspi, Manila, Masao, Puerto Princesa, San Fernando, Subic Bay, Zamboanga
Merchant marine:

total:


ships by type:

 


note:


513 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,544,029 GRT/10,052,418 DWT


bulk 179, cargo 131, chemical tanker 6, combination bulk 13, container 9, liquefied gas tanker 12, livestock carrier 10, oil tanker 48, passenger 4, passenger-cargo 13, refrigerated cargo 19, roll-on/roll-off cargo 17, short-sea passenger 31, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 20

a flag of convenience registry; Japan owns 19 ships, Hong Kong 5, Cyprus 1, Denmark 1, Greece 1, Netherlands 1, Singapore 1, and UK 1 (1998 est.)
Airports:

Airports:
 
total:

over 3,047 m:

2,438 to 3,047 m :

1,524 to 2,437 m:

914 to 1,523 m:

under 914 m:
260 (1998 est.)

with paved runways

75

4


5

26

30

under 914 m: 10 (1998 est.)
Airports

total :

1,524 to 2,437 m:

914 to 1,523 m: 

under 914 m: 
with unpaved runways

187

3

 61

121 (1998 est.)
Heliports 1 (1998 est.)

 

Communications
 

Telephones
1.9 million (1997)
Telephone system


domestic:

international:
good international radiotelephone and submarine cable services; domestic and inter island service adequate

domestic satellite system with 11 earth stations

submarine cables to Hong Kong, Guam, Singapore, Taiwan, and Japan; satellite earth stations—3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations AM 261, FM 55, shortwave 0
Radios  9.03 million (1992 est.)
Television broadcast stations
37 (includes six stations of the US Armed Forces Radio and TV Service) (1997)
Televisions 9.2 million (1998)

 

 

Military

Military branches
Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force
Military manpower military age 20 years of age
Military manpower
males age 15-49:
availability
20,228,797 (1999 est.)
Military manpower
males:
 fit for military service
14,261,514 (1999 est.)
Military manpower
males:
reaching military age annually
818,006 (1999 est.)
Military expenditures
dollar figure :
 
$995 million (1998)
Military expenditures
percent of GDP :
 
1.5% (1998)

Transnational Issues

Disputes
involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, and possibly Brunei; claim to Malaysia's Sabah State has not been fully revoked
Illicit drugs exports locally produced marijuana and hashish to East Asia, the US, and other Western markets; serves as a transit point for heroin and crystal methamphetamine

 



More Pages

A.  Abbreviations
B.  International Organizations and Groups
C.  Selected International Environmental Agreements
D.  Cross-Reference List of Country Data Codes
F. Entry in the World Factbook
Philippines CIA Factbook 1989
Philippines CIA Factbook 1990
Philippines CIA Factbook 1991
Philippines CIA Factbook 1992
Philippines CIA Factbook 1993
Philippines CIA Factbook 1994
Philippines CIA Factbook 1995
Philippines CIA Factbook 1996
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Philippines CIA Factbook 1999
Philippines CIA Factbook 2000
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