Country:            Philippines
Capital:              Manila
Area:               300,000 KmSq.
Population:                86.2 mil.
Population Growth:    1.88% (2004)                                     

Birth Rate:          25.8/1,000      

Death Rate         5.53/1,000        

Sex:                                        

At Birth:         1.05 males /female under 15 yrs:            1.04 male/ female 15-64:              .99 male/female   65-over :           n  male/female  

Infant Mortality:     29.88 /1,000  death/live births                             Male:                          24.24/1,000 Female:                       27.11/1000

Below Poverty Line:       40 (2001)                                      

Life expectancy:              69.6
Male:                               66.74  Female:                           72.61  HIV/AIDS adult prev.:    less than 0.1% (2003)  

Languages:       Filipino, English, dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocan, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense

Ethnicities:   Christian Malay 91.5%, Muslim Malay 4%, Chinese 1.5%, other 3%                                             Religion:        Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3%

Economic growth (GDP):    4.5% (2003)

Economic Sector:
Agricultural:                  14.50%
Industry:                       32.20%
Services:                      53.20%        

Land use:                             

Arable land:             18.95 % Permanent crops:     16.77 %      Other:                      64.28%