Philippines - Wikipedia The Philippines, [f] officially the Republic of the Philippines, [g] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia Located in the western Pacific Ocean , it consists of 7,641 islands , with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon , Visayas
Philippines | History, Map, Flag, Population, Capital . . . The Philippines is an island country of Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean It is an archipelago consisting of more than 7,000 islands and islets lying about 500 miles (800 km) off the coast of Vietnam Manila is the capital, but nearby Quezon City is the country’s most-populous city
Philippines Maps Facts - World Atlas The Philippines, an archipelago in Southeast Asia, situates itself in the western Pacific Ocean It shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the west, Taiwan to the north, Palau to the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south
Philippines country profile - BBC More than 7,000 islands make up the Philippines, but the bulk of its fast-growing population lives on just 11 of them Much of the country is mountainous and prone to earthquakes and eruptions
Philippines - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Philippines is an island country in Southeast Asia in the Pacific Ocean It has 7,641 islands The capital city of the Philippines is Manila Spain (1521–1898), and the United States (1898–1946), colonized (controlled) the country and Palau, which is on the eastern side of the Philippine Sea
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