Philippines

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Philippines

• April 24, 2006

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Philippines About

• Capital
• Manila
• Area
• 300,000 km2
• Independence
• June 12, 1898
• President
• Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
• Population
• 83 M (2005 est)

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Philippines Religion
Source 2000 Census
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Philippines About

• Literacy (age 15 and above can read and write)
• Total 92.6 Male 92.5 Female 92.7 (2002)
• Life Expectancy at Birth
• Total 70.21 Male 67.32 Female 73.24 (2006)
• Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1000 births)
• Total 22.81 Male 25.59 Female 19.89 (2006)
• Total Fertility Rate
• 3.11 children born/woman (2006 est)
• HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
• Less than 0.1 (2003 est)

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Philippines Economy

• GDP
• 451.3 B (2005 est)
• GDP Per Capita
• 4,923 (2005 est)
• GDP Real Growth Rate
• 4.6 (2005 est)
• Inflation
• 7.9 (2005 est)
• Public Debt
• 77.4 GDP (2005 est)

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Philippines History
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Philippines Economy
Source National Economic and Development
Authority of Philippines
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Philippines Economy
Source National Economic and Development
Authority of Philippines
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Philippines Export Growth
Source Asian Development Bank. Economics Outlook
2006
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Philippines Economy
Source Asian Development Bank. Economics Outlook
2006
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Philippines External Indicators
Source Asian Development Bank. Economics Outlook
2006
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Philippines Foreign Investment
Source Asian Development Bank. Economics Outlook
2006
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Philippines Inflation
Source National Economic and Development
Authority of Philippines
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Philippines (Un)employment
Source Asian Development Bank. Economics Outlook
2006
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Philippines External Debt
Source Asian Development Bank. Economics Outlook
2006
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Philippines Budget
Source Asian Development Bank. Economics Outlook
2006
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Philippines Outlook

• No immediate prospect of significant improvement
  in growth outlook
• Consumption will be main driver on demand side,
  while no significant change is expected on supply
  side
• GDP growth around 5 in next few years
• X and M both expected to increase by 7
• Inflation also hovers around 7
• Fiscal deficit continues to narrow (VAT)

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Philippines Challenges

• Agricultural sector very dependent on weather
  patterns (e.g. El Nina)
• Unemployment/Job creation
• Political unrest
• Fiscal deficit and high foreign debt
• High inflation
• Low investment
• Ability to carry out reforms (e.g. energy sector,
  VAT)

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References

• National Economic and Development Authority of
  Philippines
• http//www.neda.gov.ph/
• National Statistics Coordination Board of
  Philippines
• http//www.nscb.gov.ph/
• National Statistics Office of Philippines
• http//www.census.gov.ph/
• Asian Development Bank
• http//www.adb.org/

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References

• The World FactBook, CIA
• http//www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos
  /rp.html
• Wikipedia, Philippines
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines
• Timeline, Philippines History
• http//www.infoplease.com/spot/philippinestime1.h
  tml