Capital: Manila
Formal name in English: Republic of the Philippines
Head of state: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Languages: Filipino (based on Tagalog), English
Population: 91,983,000
Surface area: 299,764 km2
Currency: Peso (PHP)
GDP at current prices(US$ million2008): 166,773
GDP at current prices pet capita(US$2008): 1,844
Growth rate of GDP(at constant prices percent 2008): 3.6

Inflation rate(2008): 8.0
Principle Exports: oil, gold, copper ore, logs, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, crayfish, prawns
Largest companies: San Miguel Corp., Manila Electric Company, Napocor (National Power Corporation), National Power Corp, PLDT (Philippine Long Distance Telephone)
Value of exports (US$ million 2008): 49,025
Top business school: De La Salle University, University of the Philippines Diliman, University of Santo Tomas
Poverty(% living on <US$2/day): 45.0%
Adult literacy rate percent(2007):
Male: 93.1
Female: 93.7
Human development index (2007): 0.751
Unemployment rate percent(2008):
Energy consumption: Geothermal, oil ,natural gas, fuelwood, coal
Energy sources: natural gas, geothermal, hydroelectric