Phillipines

Head of State : President Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

Head of Government : President Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

Capital : Manila
Land area : 300,000 sq km

Population :91,077,287

Language(s) :Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan Type of Government : republic
Religion : Roman Catholic 80.9%, Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1%

Natural Resource : timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
GDP : 5.4%

GNP :
Major import : electronic products, mineral fuels, machinery and transport equipment, iron and steel, textile fabrics, grains, chemicals, plastic
Major export : semiconductors and electronic products, transport equipment, garments, copper products, petroleum products, coconut oil, fruits

Trade partners:
Import partners :Japan 15.9%, US 13.7%, China 10.1%, Singapore 8.9%, Taiwan 7.2%, Saudi Arabia 4.8%, South Korea 4.7%, Hong Kong 4.6%, Thailand 4.6%

Export Partners : China 24.5%, US 15.2%, Japan 12.2%, Singapore 8.3%, Hong Kong 7.6%, Malaysia 4.4%, Netherlands 4%