| Population: |
| 97,976,603
(July 2009 est.) |
Climate
|
| Tropical
marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May
to October) |
Natural Resource
|
Timber, petroleum,
nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
|
|
GDP - real growth rate: |
|
0.9 (2009 est.) |
| Labor
force: |
| 37.89
million (2009 est.) |
| Unemployment
rate: |
| 7.5% (2009
est.) |
| Inflation
rate (CPI) |
3.2 (2009 est.)
-8.7% (2009 est.)
Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Liman,
Manila, Nasipit Harbor
Electronics assembly, garments,
footwear, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing,
petroleum refining, fishing
|
|
|
Exports: |
$37.2 billion (2009 est.)
$48.2 billion (2008 est.)
|
| Exports
- commodities: |
Semiconductors
and electronic products, transport equipment, garments, copper
products, petroleum products, coconut oil, fruits
|
| Imports: |
$45.8
billion (2009 est.)
$61.14 billion (2008)
|
| Imports
- commodities: |
Electronic
products, mineral fuels, machinery and transport equipment, iron and
steel, textile fabrics, grains, chemicals, plastic
Philippine pesos (PHP) per US dollar
- 47.8 (2009)
Hosts: 283,607 (2009)
Internet users: 5.618 million (2008)
Source: CIA World
Factbook
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