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)