Philippines

Official Name:	The Republic of The Philippines
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republika ng Pilipinas
ISO Country Codes:	PH : PHL
Internet Domain:	.ph
Government Web Site:	https://op-proper.gov.ph/

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Capital:	Manila	Main Airports:	Mactan–Cebu International Airport, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Language(s):	English; Filipino	Population:	114,597,229
Currency:	Philippine Peso	ISO Currency Code:	PHP
Telephone Dial In:	+63	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Association of Southeast Asian Nations; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; UN; UNESCO; Union Latina;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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Philippine Information Agency;

Philippine News Agency;

Philippine Press Institute;

Newspaper

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Malaya Business Insight;

Radio

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ABS-CBN;

GMA Network;

Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC);

Philippine Broadcasting Service (PBS);

Radio Mindanao Network;

Radio.org.ph;

Philippines

Government Website:	https://op-proper.gov.ph/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/philippines
Central Bank:	Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	48.055 Philippine pesos (PHP) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	5.11% (2019 est.)
Population below poverty line:	16.7% (2018 est.)
Inflation Rate:	2.4% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	6.54% (Dec-19 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$921.826 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$8,100 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Philippine Peso
Currency Code:	PHP
World Bank Classification:	Lower-Middle Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	9.7%	rice, fish, livestock, poultry, bananas, coconut/copra, corn, sugarcane, mangoes, pineapple, cassava
Industry:	30.8%	semiconductors and electronics assembly, food and beverage manufacturing, construction, electric/gas/water supply, chemical products, radio/television/communications equipment and apparatus, petroleum and fuel, textile and garments, non-metallic minerals,
Services:	59.5%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation; Asian Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; The Cairns Group; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Asian Development Bank; Countryeconomy; Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Philippine Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Philippine Statistics Authority;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Philippines

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English; ): Filipino
Customs & Excise:	Bureau of Customs
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; Development Bank of the Philippines;
National Standards Bureau:	Bureau of Philippine Standards

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 64/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 116/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 82/136 (2016)
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