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Philippines

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Capital:	Manila
Area size:	298170 sq. km Slightly larger than Italy
Time zone:	GMT +8
Currency:	Peso
Area code:	(+) 63
Driving:	Right
Climate description:	Tropical. Rainy season from July to October; cool and dry from November to February; hot and mainly dry from March to June; occasional typhoons between July and October.

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
Filipino and English are the official languages. Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, Waray Waray, Spanish and Chinese are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2007	86.7 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	85.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	84.6 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	82.9 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	81.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	79.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	77.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	76.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
125.1 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)

Ethnic groups
The vast majority of Filipinos are descendants of Malaysian and Indonesian migrants.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Christianity predominates with a Roman Catholic majority (83 percent). There is a Muslim minority (5 percent), as well as smaller numbers of Buddhists and other religious groups.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	64.2 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	63.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	62.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	61.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	61.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	60.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	59.4 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	58.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1937
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available (2006)

Percentage of population under 15

2005	36.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	35.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	36.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	36.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	37.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	37.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Average life expectancy

2005	71.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	70.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	70.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	69.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	69.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	69.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	68.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	68.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	68.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	67.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	67.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	67.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	73.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	72.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	72.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	71.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	71.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	71.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2006	24 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	25 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	26 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	27 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	29 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	29 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	30 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2006	32 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	33 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	34 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	36 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	38 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	60 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	60 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	60 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	58 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	56 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	56 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	230 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	200 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	90	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	84	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	84	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	83	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	85	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	77	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2006	28 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	28 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	28 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	31 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	28 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2000	24 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population

2002-2004 average	18 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	19 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2004	85 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	85 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	86 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2004	72 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	73 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	83 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	92.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	92.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	92.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	95.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	95.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	92.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	92.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	92.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	95.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	95.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	92.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	92.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	92.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	95.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	95.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2006	40 per 1,000 people	International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2007
2005	40 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	42 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	41 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	42 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	42 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	40 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Cellular telephone subscribers

2006	492 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2005	413 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	399 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	278 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	194 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	155 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	84 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Internet users

2006	55 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2005	55 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	53 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	49 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	44 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	26 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	20 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)

2007	131 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	121 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	107 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	102 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	92 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	77 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	65 (joint)	Transparency International
2000	69 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	14.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	15.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	14.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1990-2002	14.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2001	14.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2005	1320 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	1220 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	1110 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	1050 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	1080 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	1060 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country�s exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2005	99 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	90.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	80.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	76.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	76.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	75.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

Annual GDP growth

2005	5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	6.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	4.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	4.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	1.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

Annual inflation

2005	6.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	3.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	4.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	6.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	6.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
2.2 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
34.2 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	58 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	58 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	115 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	124 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2005	<0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2006
2003	<0.1 percent	UNAIDS 2006

Malaria
Risk throughout the year in areas below 600 metres. No risk in urban areas or plains.
Source: WHO

TB cases

2006	287 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2005	290 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2004	293 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2003	296 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2002	299 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2001	302 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2000	305 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2006	886	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	465	UNHCR
2004	434	UNHCR
2003	412	UNHCR
2002	45608	UNHCR
2001	45467	UNHCR
2000	45482	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2006	100	UNHCR
2005	96	UNHCR
2004	207	UNHCR
2003	108	UNHCR
2002	114	UNHCR
2001	136	UNHCR
2000	176	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

2008	120000 - 300000	Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2008
2007	120000 - 300000	Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2008
2006	120000	IDMC 2006
2005	60000	IDMC 2006

Landmine casualties per year

2004	At least 47	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	21	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997 )
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	0.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	0.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	0.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	2.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	3.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	3.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	3.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	4.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	1.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	1.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	1.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	1.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	1.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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