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Photos of Philippines

Memorial altar in the Pacific War Memorial building, Corregidor. At noon on May 6, sunlight shining through the oculus (round ceiling opening) falls on the center of the altar, marking the time Corregidor and the Philippines were surrendered to the Japanese in 1942.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

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Area - comparative

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People and Society

Languages

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Age structure

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2023 population pyramid

Median age

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Population growth rate

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Birth rate

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Death rate

comparison ranking: 146

Net migration rate

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Maternal mortality ratio

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

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Education expenditures

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Environment

Revenue from coal

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Government

National coat of arms

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

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Real GDP per capita

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Labor force

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Unemployment rate

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Public debt

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Taxes and other revenues

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Current account balance

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Exports

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Imports

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Debt - external

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Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

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Heliports

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Merchant marine

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Military and Security

Space

Terrorism

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