 National anthemEl Himno del National Filipino(or Lupang Hinirang)
Official nameRepublic of the Phililippines
Orgins of the country
Form of governmentrepublic/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 languagesPhilipino(based on Tagalog),English
ReligionsRoman Catholic 83%,Protestant 9%,Isulam 5%,Buddhism and other 3%
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Ethnic divisionsChristian Malay 91.5%, Muslim Malay 4%, Chinese 1.5%, other 3%
CapitalManila
The founding of a nationJuly,1946
Entry into UNOctober,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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