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the Geography of philippines

location: Southeastern Asia; an archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, located east of Vietnam  area:         Slightly larger than Arizona total :         186,411.36 square miles (300,000                       sq. km) land:          185,274.25 square miles (298,170                       sq. km) water:       1,137.11 square miles (1,830 sq. km) borders:   None climate:   Tropical marine; southwest,                       monsoon from May to October;                       northeast, monsoon from                       November through April terrain:   Mountainous and coastal lowlands                       that vary from extensive to narrow elevation extremes: lowest:      Philippine Sea exactly at sea level highest     Mount Apo 9,691 feet   point:        (2,954 m) above sea level natural hazards: Typhoons, landslides; earthquakes; tsunamis

Source: www.cia.gov 2017

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