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Geography Stats: compare key data on Philippines & Saint Helena

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  • Area > Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
  • Area > Comparative to US places: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
  • Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Area > Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Area > Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • Area > Water: Total water area in square kilometers
  • Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
  • Coastline: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
  • Elevation extremes > Highest point: Highest point above sea level
  • Geographic coordinates: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
  • Land use > Arable land: The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice
  • Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
  • Natural hazards: Potential natural disasters.
  • Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
  • Terrain: A brief description of the topography
  • Elevation extremes > Lowest point: This entry is derived from Geography > Elevation extremes, which includes both the highest point and the lowest point.
  • Population density: People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.
  • Map references: The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries.
  • Land use > Other: The percentage share of used land that is not arable or under permanent crops. This includes permanent meadows and pastures, forests and woodlands, built-on areas, roads, barren land, etc.
  • Land use > Permanent crops: The percentage share of used land on which permanent crops are grown. This is land cultivated for crops that are not replanted after each harvest like citrus, coffee, and rubber. It includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber.
  • Note: This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere.
  • Forested Land: Forested land as a proportion of total land area, estimate by FAO
  • Area > Total > Per capita: Total area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
STAT Philippines Saint Helena HISTORY
Area > Comparative slightly larger than Arizona slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Area > Comparative to US places slightly larger than Arizona slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land 298,170 sq km
Ranked 69th. 727 times more than Saint Helena
410 sq km
Ranked 6th.
Area > Land > Per capita 3.1 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 183th.
54.65 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Philippines
Area > Total 300,000 sq km
Ranked 74th. 974 times more than Saint Helena
308 sq km
Ranked 208th.

Area > Water 1,830 sq km
Ranked 92nd.
0.0
Ranked 239th.

Climate tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October) Saint Helena - tropical; marine; mild, tempered by trade winds; Tristan da Cunha - temperate; marine, mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena)
Coastline 36,289 km
Ranked 5th. 605 times more than Saint Helena
60 km
Ranked 189th.

Elevation extremes > Highest point Mount Apo 2,954 m Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha 2,060 m; Green Mountain on Ascension Island 859 m; Mount Actaeon on Saint Helena Island 818 m
Geographic coordinates 13 00 N, 122 00 E <strong>Saint Helena: </strong>15 57 S, 5 42 W<br /><strong>Ascension Island:</strong> 7 57 S, 14 22 W<br /><strong>Tristan da Cunha island group:</strong> 37 15 S, 12 30 W
Land use > Arable land 18%
Ranked 59th. 40% more than Saint Helena
12.9%
Ranked 91st.

Location Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa; Ascension Island lies 700 nm northwest of Saint Helena; Tristan da Cunha lies 2,300 nm southwest of Saint Helena
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 active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha, last eruption in 1961
Natural resources timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper fish, lobster
Terrain mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands the islands of this group result from volcanic activity associated with the Atlantic Mid-Ocean Ridge<br /><strong>Saint Helena:</strong> rugged, volcanic; small scattered plateaus and plains<br /><strong>Ascension:</strong> surface covered by lava flows and cinder cones of 44 dormant volcanoes; ground rises to the east<br /><strong>Tristan da Cunha:</strong> sheer cliffs line the coastline of the nearly circular island; the flanks of the central volcanic peak are deeply dissected; narrow coastal plain lies between The Peak and the coastal cliffs
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Philippine Sea 0 m Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Population density 266.11 people per sqkm
Ranked 42nd. 15 times more than Saint Helena
17.43 people per sqkm
Ranked 186th.
Map references Southeast Asia Africa
Land use > Other 64.67%
Ranked 214th.
87.1%
Ranked 130th. 35% more than Philippines

Natural hazards > Volcanism significant volcanic activity; Taal (elev. 311 m), which has shown recent unrest and may erupt in the near future, has been deemed a "Decade Volcano" by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Mayon (elev. 2,462 m), the country's most active volcano, erupted in 2009 forcing over 33,000 to be evacuated; other historically active volcanoes include Biliran, Babuyan Claro, Bulusan, Camiguin, Camiguin de Babuyanes, Didicas, Iraya, Jolo, Kanlaon, Makaturing, Musuan, Parker, Pinatubo and Ragang the island volcanoes of Tristan da Cunha (elev. 2,060 m) and Nightingale Island (elev. 365 m) experience volcanic activity; Tristan da Cunha erupted in 1962 and Nightingale in 2004
Land use > Permanent crops 17.33%
Ranked 13th.
0.0
Ranked 239th.

Note the Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands; favorably located in relation to many of Southeast Asia's main water bodies: the South China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, and Luzon Strait Saint Helena harbors at least 40 species of plants unknown elsewhere in the world; Ascension is a breeding ground for sea turtles and sooty terns; Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha is the highest island mountain in the South Atlantic and a prominent landmark on the sea lanes around southern Africa
Forested Land 19.4%
Ranked 124th. 3 times more than Saint Helena
6.5%
Ranked 157th.
Area > Total > Per capita 3.12 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 189th.
54.34 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 17 times more than Philippines

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; Heal The World Foundation.; FAO

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