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PHILIPPINES |
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Background Information : |
| Capital |
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Manila |
| Land area |
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300,000 sq.km |
| Population |
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78.4 million (2000) |
| Language |
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Filipino, English, Spanish |
| Religion |
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Buddhism, Christians, Moslem |
| Government Type |
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Democracy |
| Member of |
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ASEAN, ADB, APEC, ASEM, FAO, IBRD, IDA, IMF, IFAD, IFC, ILO, UN, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNIDO, WHO, WTO, WCO, WIPO, EALAF |
| Currency |
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Peso |
| GDP |
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Php 3,322.6 billion (2000) at current market prices |
| Major Industries |
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Food, petroleum and coal refining, chemical, electronics and electrical machinery |
| Major Exports |
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Electronics, garments, machinery and transport equipment, mineral and mineral products, coconut product, sugar, bananas, pineapple, mangoes |
| Major Imports |
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Materials for the manufacture of electronics/electrical equipment |
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