ABSTRACT
Population: 62.9 million; Land area: 300 000 square kilometres; Ecological zones: largely mountainous, narrow coastal margin and broad interior plateau; Climate: humid and tropical in lowlands; Annual rainfall: 2080 mm at Manila; Forest area: 95 000 square kilometres; GNP per capita: US$ 730; Main industry: agriculture, lumber, oil, copper; ODA received per capita: US$ 16.7; Population growth rate: 1.9 per cent; Life expectancy: 65 years; Adult illiteracy: 10 per cent; Access to safe water: 81 per cent; Access to sanitation: 70 per cent
