Philippines [69]
(Independent since 1946 from United States)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: PH
LAND AREA: 300000 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):
| >17,000 | >10,000 | >1,000 | >100 | >10 | >1 | <1 | Unknown | TOTAL |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7100 | 7100 |
DEMOGRAPHY
POPULATION: 71899000 (1996)
DENSITY: 240 persons/sq. km GROWTH RATE: 2%/year
POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 46%
URBAN POP: 53% (1994), versus 30% (1960), Annual Growth: 3.9%
LIFE EXPECTANCY: 67.0 years, ADULT LITERACY: 94.4%
INFANT MORTALITY: 36 per/1000 (1994), versus 79 (1960)
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.672
ECONOMY
GNP: US$63.3 billion, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 1.7%
GDP/Capita: $615 GDP/Capita PPP: $2681
GDP/Capita: 1960 $418, 1970 $496, 1980 $680, 1990 $636
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: $884 million ODA%GNP: 23.8%
ODA/Capita: $109
ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
TOTAL FOREST AREA: 6766,000 ha, 22.7% of land area, 0.1 ha/capita
NATURAL FOREST AREA: 6563,000 ha
ARABLE LAND: 18.4% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION: 399 kw-hr/capita, versus 235 kw-hr/cap (1970)
TRADITIONAL FUEL CONSUMPTION: 33% (1993), versus 40% (1973)
INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 4.8,000 cu.m/cap/year
SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION (1990-92): 33 kg/cap/year
CHANGE IN ANNUAL MARINE CATCH 1980-82 to 1990-92: 34%
INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: