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Area > Comparative slightly larger than Arizona
Area > Land	298,170 sq km		[69th of 238]
Area > Total	300,000 sq km		[76th of 250]
Capital city with population	Manila - 1,654,761
Climate tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mount Apo 2,954 m
Forested Land	19.4%		[125th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	13 00 N, 122 00 E
Land use > Arable land	19%		[60th of 258]
Largest city	Metro Manila
Largest city population	9,286,000		[12th of 174]
Largest city with population	Quezon City - 2,173,831
Location Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Map references Southeast Asia
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
Natural resources timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
Population density	266.11 people per sqkm		[42nd of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	278.55 people/m²		[34th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	300,000 km²		[72nd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mount Apo

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