Philippines Geography

Country Name: Republic of the Philippines

Capital City: Manila

Population: 91,077,287 (2007 est.)

Population Growth: 1.764% (2007 est.)

Currency: Philippine peso (PHP)

Languages: Filipino and English(official);

Area: 300,000 sq km

Inflation Rate: 6.2% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 7.9% (2006)

Domain extension:

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF PHILIPPINES

Location:

Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam

Geographic Co-ordinates:

13 00 N, 122 00 E

Area - total:

300,000 sq km

Area - total:

300,000 sq km

Area - land:

298,170 sq km

Area - water:

1,830 sq km

Land Boundaries:

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Border Countries:

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Terrain:

mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands

Elevation - highest point:

Mount Apo 2,954 m

Elevation - lowest point:

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Natural Resources:

timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper

Arable Land:

19%

Permanent Crops:

16.67%

Other Land Use:

64.33% (2005)

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