Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2001 est.)

Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2001 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:
104.6 billion cu m (1 January 2002)

Current account balance:
$3.349 billion (2003)

Exports:
$34.56 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)

Exports - commodities:
electronic equipment, machinery and transport equipment, garments,
coconut products, chemicals

Exports - partners:
US 20.1%, Japan 15.9%, Hong Kong 8.5%, Netherlands 8.1%, Taiwan
6.9%, Malaysia 6.8%, Singapore 6.7%, China 5.9% (2003)

Imports:
$35.97 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)

Imports - commodities:
raw materials, machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals

Imports - partners:
Japan 20.4%, US 19.8%, Singapore 6.8%, South Korea 6.4%, Taiwan 5%,
China 4.8%, Hong Kong 4.3% (2003)

Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$16.87 billion (2003)

Debt - external:
$57.96 billion (2003)

Economic aid - recipient:
ODA commitments, $1.2 billion (2002)

Currency:
Philippine peso (PHP)

Currency code:
PHP

Exchange rates:
Philippine pesos per US dollar - 54.2033 (2003), 51.6036 (2002),
50.9926 (2001), 44.1922 (2000), 39.089 (1999)

Fiscal year:
calendar year

Communications Philippines

Telephones - main lines in use:
3,310,900 (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
15.201 million (2002)

Telephone system:
general assessment: good international radiotelephone and submarine
cable services; domestic and inter-island service adequate
domestic: domestic satellite system with 11 earth stations
international: country code - 63; 9 international gateways;
satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Pacific
Ocean); submarine cables to Hong Kong, Guam, Singapore, Taiwan, and
Japan

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 369, FM 583, shortwave 5
note: each shortwave station operates on multiple frequencies in the
language of the target audience (2004)

Radios:
11.5 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
225; note - 1373 CATV networks (2004)

Televisions:
3.7 million (1997)

Internet country code:
.ph

Internet hosts:
38,440 (2002)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
33 (2000)

Internet users:
3.5 million (2002)

Transportation Philippines

Railways:
total: 897 km
narrow gauge: 897 km 1.067-m gauge (492 km are in operation) (2003)

Highways:
total: 201,994 km
paved: 42,419 km
unpaved: 159,575 km (2000)

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