PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES REGION OCEANIA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE JULY 4 1946 FROM THE UNITED STATES DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION FEBRUARY 11 1987 POPULATION 79345812 1999 EST AREA 115860 SQ MI CAPITAL MANILA FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCES TIMBER OIL NICKEL COBALT SILVER GOLD SALT COPPER MAIN INDUSTRIES TEXTILES PHARMACEUTICALS CHEMICALS WOOD PRODUCTS FOOD PROCESSING ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY PETROLEUM PROCESSING FISHING AGRICULTURE RICE COCONUTS CORN SUGARCANE BANANAS PINEAPPLES MANGOES PIGS CATTLE CURRENCY PESO GDP 270.5 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 3500 1998 EST LANGUAGES PILIPINO OFFICIAL ENGLISH OFFICIAL RELIGIONS CHRISTIANITY ROMAN CATHOLICISM PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS ISLAM BUDDHISM LITERACY RATE 95 LIFE EXPECTANCY 64 YEARS MALE 70 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 28 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 6 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
