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    General Information
    Region    South-eastern Asia
    Population (000, 2020)   109 581
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   367.5
    Capital city    Manila
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   13 698.9b,c
    UN membership date    24-Oct-45
    Surface area (km2)   300 000a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   100.9
    National currency    Philippine Piso (PHP)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   50.7c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)199 591292 774330 910d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)7.66.16.2d
    GDP per capita (current US$)2 124.12 867.13 102.7d
    Economy: Agriculturee (% of Gross Value Added)12.310.39.3d
    Economy: Industrye,f,g (% of Gross Value Added)32.630.930.8d
    Economy: Services and other activitye,g,h,i (% of GVA)58.961.963.9d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)32.8j29.222.5j
    Employment in industry (% of employed)15.5j16.219.8j
    Employment in services (% employed)51.6j54.657.6j
    Unemploymentj (% of labour force)3.63.12.2
    Labour force participation ratej (female/male pop. %)48.5 / 76.049.3 / 75.246.2 / 73.2
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexk (2010=100)...107120c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)112116113l
    International trade: exports (million current US$)51 49858 64870 927c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)58 46870 153117 247c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 6 970- 11 505- 46 321c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)7 1797 266-464c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratem (average annual %)1.71.71.4
    Urban population (% of total population)45.346.347.1c
    Urban population growth ratem (average annual %)1.52.1...
    Fertility rate, totalm (live births per woman)3.332.6
    Life expectancy at birthm (females/males, years)73.4 / 65.874.6 / 66.275.3 / 67.1
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)34.0 / 6.532.3 / 7.330.0 / 8.6
    International migrant stockn,o (000/% of total pop.)208.6 / 0.2211.9 / 0.2218.5 / 0.2c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)139.9p386.2226.8c
    Infant mortality ratem (per 1 000 live births)25.523.719.7
    Health: Current expenditureq (% of GDP)4.34.34.4a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)1.3...0.6a
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)2.7r......
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)107.1 / 108.3r110.5 / 113.9105.5 / 109.4a
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)87.5 / 80.9r91.5 / 84.490.6 / 82.0a
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)32.9 / 26.340.1 / 31.3s40.4 / 30.8a
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)9.29.46.5d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)2127.228t
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)2536u60.1j,a
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)0.1r0.2...
    Threatened species (number)697767884
    Forested area (% of land area)22.92727j,a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)77.1 / 0.8103.9 / 1.0126.5 / 1.2a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)9249991 098a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)172022a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersv (000)3 5205 3617 168d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)39.940.140.1c
    Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)60.8 / 32.361.3 / 33.361.5 / 33.7a
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)50.7 / 42.953.0 / 47.654.0 / 49.6a
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)0.240.140.14d
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