| Capital | Manila |
| Area | 300,000 sq Km |
| Population | 80m (266.6 per sq Km) |
| Pop. Under 15 | 35.1% |
| Life Expectancy | 69.5 yrs (M), 73.8 yrs (W) |
| Adult Lit | 92.6% |
| GDP US$ | 80.6bn (1,010 per head) |
| Health spending, % of GDP | 2.9 |
| Doctors per 1,000 pop. | 1.2 |
| Education spend, % of GDP | 3.2 |
| Clean water access, % of pop. | 85 |
| Foreign Debt US$ | 62.7bn (77 as % of GDP) |
Source: The Economist, World in Figures 2008
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