NATIONAL STATS

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National anthem
El Himno del National Filipino(or Lupang Hinirang)
Official name
Republic of the Phililippines
Orgins of the country

Form of government
republic/Bicameral Congress(Kongreso)
Area(1000 spuare km)
300
Population(thousands,1993)
65649
Population density(people/1 spuare km,1993)
219
Average life span(male/female)
63/67
Birth rate(per 1000people,1990-95)
30.4%
Death rate(per 1000people,1990-95)
6.4%
Literacy rate(1990)
93.6%
Official languages
Philipino(based on Tagalog),English
Religions
Roman Catholic 83%,Protestant 9%,Isulam 5%,Buddhism and other 3%
Ethnic divisions
Christian Malay 91.5%, Muslim Malay 4%, Chinese 1.5%, other 3%
Capital
Manila
The founding of a nation
July,1946
Entry into UN
October,1945
GNP(billion US dollars)
54.609
per capita GNP(US dollars)
830
GDP(billion US dollars)
54.392
per capita GDP(US dollars)
829


Foreign-exchange reserves(million US dollars,1993)

Growth rate(1991)
2.0%
Export(million US dollars,1993)
12930
Import(million US dollars,1993)
17271

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