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Photos of Philippines

East entrance to the Malinta Tunnel complex on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines. The US Army Corps of Engineers built it between 1922 and 1932, and it was used for bomb-proof storage, as a command center, and as a hospital.

Introduction

World Factbook Glyph

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 74

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Languages

Tagalog audio sample:

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
2024 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 167

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 60

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 53

Death rate

comparison ranking: 146

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 109

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 70

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 69

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 58

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 75

Environment

Government

National coat of arms

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 28

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 138

Labor force

comparison ranking: 14

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 19

Public debt

comparison ranking: 76

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 96

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 188

Exports

comparison ranking: 48

Imports

comparison ranking: 36

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 14

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 27

Heliports

comparison ranking: 9

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 11

Military and Security

Space

Terrorism

Transnational Issues