President: Tony Tan Prime minister: Lee Hsien Loong
Population
103,775,002
5,353,494
Life Expectancy
71.940 years
83.750 years
Capital City
Manila
Singapore
Largest city
Manila (population: 10,444,500)
Singapore (population: 3,547,810)
Human Development Index
0.745
0.918
GDP per capita
$4,100 US
$60,500 US
Literacy Rate
92.6%
92.5%
Corruption Perception Index
2.3
9.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
20.2%
24.5%
Wealthiest Citizens
Henry Sy & family ($2.7bn US)
Ng Teng Fong & family ($5.5bn US)
Unemployment Rate
7.000%
2.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
republic
parliamentary republic
Independence date
12 June 1898 (independence proclaimed from Spain); 4 July 1946 (from the US)
9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)
Religions
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% (2000 census)
Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)
Languages
Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan
Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census)
Exports
semiconductors and electronic products, transport equipment, garments, copper products, petroleum products, coconut oil, fruits
machinery and equipment (including electronics), consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, mineral fuels
External Debt
$72,270,000,000 $
$23,580,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Philippine pesos (PHP) per US dollar - 44.439 (2008 est.), 46.148 (2007), 51.246 (2006), 55.086 (2005), 56.04 (2004)
Singapore dollars (SGD) per US dollar - 1.415 (2008 est.), 1.507 (2007), 1.5889 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.900%
4.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
1
Location
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Area
300,000 km sq
697 km sq
Coastline
36,289 km
193 km
Climate
tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)
tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon (December to March) and Southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms
