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Hi everyone,

Here are the fertility rates for East Asia (births per woman), from lowest to highest: South Korea 0.8, Hong Kong 0.9, Macao 1.1, Singapore 1.1, China 1.3, Japan 1.3, Thailand 1.3, Bhutan 1.4, Brunei 1.8, Malaysia 1.8, North Korea 1.8, Vietnam 2.0, Myanmar 2.2, Indonesia 2.2, Cambodia 2.4, Laos 2.5, Philippines 2.8, Mongolia 2.9.

The ten highest in the world are all in Africa, with Niger at an astounding 6.9 births per woman.

Linh

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Hi everyone,

The poverty in the Philippines can be measured by the fact many women must work overseas as maids, away from their children for months or even years at a time. You find Filipina maids from Hong Kong to Lebanon.

Linh

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