| PHILIPPINE GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than Arizona |
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Capital city with population
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Manila - 1,654,761 |
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Forested Land
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19.4% |
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[125th of 193]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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16.67 %
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[18th of 241]
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Largest city
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Metro Manila |
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Largest city population
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9,286,000 |
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[12th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Quezon City - 2,173,831 |
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Location
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam |
Map references
Southeast Asia |
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf
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to depth of exploitation |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[83rd of 121]
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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 |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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21°07'N |
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Population density
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266.11 people per sqkm |
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[42nd of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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278.55 people/m²
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[34th of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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548.23 people/km² of arable lan |
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[46th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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300,000 km²
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[72nd of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mount Apo |
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Terrain
mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands |
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