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The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale.Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 meters (98 ft) and weighing up to 199 tonnes (196 long tons; 219 short tons), it is the largest animal known ever to have existed.
The following are lists of countries by estimated suicide rates as published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other sources. [note 1] In many countries, suicide rates are underreported due to social stigma, cultural or legal concerns. [3] Thus, these figures cannot be used to compare real suicide rates, which are unknown in most ...
IOC member Gold Silver Bronze Note Ref. Australia $20,000 $18,000 $10,000 [1] Austria $21,986 $15,390 2021: As a reward for their achievements, the gold medal winners receive Philharmonic coins worth €17,000.
The starting pay for public school teachers in the Philippines is ₱20,754 monthly. [112] As many as 92% of public school teachers receive a monthly salary of ₱25,000 to ₱30,000 . [ 113 ] Some private school teachers are paid ₱6,000 monthly. [ 113 ]
Share of population in extreme poverty (1981–2019) In 2023, official government statistics reported that the Philippines had a poverty rate of 15.5%, [1] [2] (or roughly 17.54 million Filipinos), significantly lower than the 49.2 percent recorded in 1985 through years of government poverty reduction efforts. [3]
Reliance on fossil fuels is detrimental to the energy security of the Philippines. [14] The Philippines is a net importer of fossil fuels. In 2012, the Philippines imported 20 million tons of coal. Eight million tons were produced domestically. [15] In 2010, the Philippines imported 54 million barrels of oil and produced 33,000 barrels. [16]
These loans are held at a minimum interest rate equal to the cost of government borrowing plus 0.25%, which would be below market rates available to Airbus without government support. [139] Airbus claims that since the signing of the EU-US agreement in 1992, it has repaid European governments more than US$6.7 billion and that this is 40% more ...
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