Differences between The United Kingdom &

The Philippines

Contents

• Quick Facts• Main Areas: Philippines• Main Areas: United Kingdom• Features of the Land• Economic Comparisons• Infrastructure• Conclusion

Facts United Kingdom The Philippines

Full Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Republic of the Philippines

Population: 61.6 million (UN, 2009) 92 million (UN, 2009)

Capital: London Manila

Area: 242,514 sq km (93,638 sq miles)

300,000 sq km(115,831 sq miles)

Major Language: English Filipino, English (both official)

Major Religion: Christianity Christianity

Life Expectancy: 77 years (men)82 years (women) (UN)

70 years (men)74 years (women)

Monetary Unit: 1 Pound Sterling = 100 Pence

1 Philippine Peso = 100 Centavos

Main Export: Manufactured goods, Chemicals, Foodstuffs

Electrical Machinery, Clothing, Food and live animals, Chemicals, Timber Products

3 Main Areas:• Luzon• Visayas• Mindanao

Republic of the Philippines

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

4 Main Areas:• England• Scotland• Wales• Northern Ireland

Features of the Land The Philippines United Kingdom

Total Renewable Water Resources:

479 cu km (2009) 160.6 cu km (2009)

Natural Hazards: Astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis

winter windstorms; floods

Environment – Current Issues:

uncontrolled deforestation especially in watershed areas; soil erosion; air and water pollution in major urban centers; coral reef degradation; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps that are important fish breeding grounds

continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions By 2005 the government reduced the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and recycled or composted at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015

Economic ComparisonsThe Philippines United Kingdom

Overview: Philippine GDP grew just under 1% in 2009 but the economy weathered the 2008-09 global recession better than its regional peers

The UK, a leading trading power and financial center, is one of the quintet of trillion dollar economies of Western Europe

GDP (purchasing power Parity):

$324.4 billion (2009) $2.128 trillion (2009)

GDP- Real Growth Rate: 0.9% (2009) -4.9% (2009)

GDP – Composition by Sector:

agriculture: 14.9%industry: 29.9%services: 55.1% (2009)

agriculture: 1.2%industry: 23.8%services: 75% (2009)

Labour Force: 37.89 million (2009) 31.37 million (2009)

Unemployment Rate: 7.5% (2009) 7.6% (2009)

Population Below Poverty Line:

32.9% (2006) 14% (2006)

The Philippines United Kingdom

Airports: 254 (2010) 505 (2010)

Heliports: 2 (2010) 11 (2010)

Railways: 897 km total: 16,454 km

Roadways: total: 201,910 km total: 394,428 km

Waterways: 3,219 km; (limited to vessels with draft less than 1.5 m) (2008)

3,200 km (620 km used for commerce) (2008)

Infrastructure

• The United Kingdom Exceeds The Philippines in Various areas

• Philippines has a greater land area, population and natural resources.

Philippines must overcome major problems:• Poverty• Corruption

Conclusion

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