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