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The Philippines has one of the fastest growing populations in Southeast Asia. From having fifty million inhabitants in 1980, the Philippines today is home to around ninety-eight million people with 12 million living in Manila only.
Manila, the Philippines capital, is one of the most overpopulated places on earth. There are few other areas where so many people live so closely together
The world overpopulation is a growing and complex problem. But for the residents of Manila the result is quite simple. They are running out of space. Families live in home-made shacks built in cemeteries, or between railroad tracks or under bridges. They live wherever they can find some space. Even the city's toxic garbage dumps are home to people who eat, sleep and live surrounded by rotting trash. With so many residents, the city's resources are strained to the limit. Large parts of Manila's 12 million residents lack clean drinking water, work, and access to
1. What was the population of the Philippines in 1980
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2. How many inhabitants are there in Manila
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3. What is the average density in Manila
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4. Where do homeless people
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5. What do most of Manila's residents lack
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