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  1. Date of Independence: July 4, 1946 (from the United States)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: February 11, 1987
  3. Population: 79,345,812 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 115,860 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Manila
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: timber, oil, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
  8. Main Industries: textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, electronics assembly, petroleum processing, fishing
  9. Agriculture: rice, coconuts, corn, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangoes, pigs, cattle
  10. Currency: peso
  11. GDP: $270.5 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $3,500 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Pilipino (official), English (official)
  14. Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestant denominations), Islam, Buddhism
  15. Literacy Rate: 95%
  16. Life Expectancy:    64 years (male)
  17.                 70 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 28 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 6 deaths per 1,000 population