| Land
Area: |
300,000
sq. km. (archipelago of
7,100 islands) |
| Coastline: |
36,289
kilometers |
| Geography: |
Three
main island groups: Luzon,
Visayas & Mindanao |
| Capital: |
Manila
(Land area - 38.3 sq. km) |
| Political
System: |
The
1987 Constitution provides
for a presidential system
of government with a
bicameral parliament and
three (3) equal branches:
executive, legislative and
judiciary. |
| Population: |
76.5
million (as of May 1,
2000) |
| Projected
Population : |
85.2
million (2005) |
| Population
Density: |
255
persons/sq. km. (as of May
1, 2000) |
| Population
Growth Rate: |
2.36%
(1995 - 2000) |
| Labor
Force Participation Rate: |
64.6
(July 2005) |
| Employment
Rate: |
92.3
(July 2005) |
| Literacy
Rate : |
94.6%
of total population -
among the highest in the
world |
| Number
of Graduates Annually: |
Secondary
school, over one million,
college level, 350,000 |
| Languages
Spoken: |
Filipino,
English and other regional
dialects |
| Ethnic
Profile: |
Christian
Malay 91.5%, Muslim Malay
4%, Chinese 1.5%, others
3% |
| Major
Religion: |
85%
are Roman Catholics, the
rest are Protestants and
Muslims |
| Climate: |
Tropical
with temperatures ranging
from 23-32 °C. Two
distinct seasons: Wet
(June to October) &
Dry (November to May) |
| Currency
Unit: |
Philippine
Peso |
| Business
Hours: |
0800-1700
(Private/Gov't Offices)
0900-1500 (Banks)
1000-2000 (Stores/Malls) |
| Time
Zone: |
GMT
+8 hrs. |
| Average
Flying Hours: |
| Tokyo
3:35 |
Hong
Kong 1:20 |
| Jakarta
4:25 |
Kuala
Lumpur 3:30 |
| Paris
16:40 |
New
York 17:30 |
| Singapore
3:00 |
Sydney
7:40
|
| Shanghai
2:20 |
Seoul
4:00 |
| San
Francisco 11:50 |
Frankfurt
13:00 |
| Taipei
1:20 |
Bangkok
3:00 |
| Brunei
2:30 |
Viet
Nam 2:30 |
| Brussels
14:16 |
London
14:00 |
|
| GNP: |
4.7%
(1st Sem 2005) |
| GDP
: |
4.6%
(1st Sem 2005) |
| Inflation: |
7.2%,
(August 2005) |
| Exports
: |
US$
3,352 million (June 2005) |
| Imports
: |
US$ 4,005
million (June 2005) |
| Principal
Exports |
Semi-Conductors
and Electronic
Microcircuits; Garments; Finished
Electrical Machinery;
Crude Coconut Oil |
| Principal
Markets: |
USA,
Japan, Hong Kong,
Taiwan, Malaysia,
Singapore, China,
Germany |
