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Neighboring Countries of Philippines
Philippines has no land borders with any other country — it is surrounded by sea.
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Geography of Philippines
Location
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Area
300,000 km² — slightly less than twice the size of Georgia; slightly larger than Arizona
Terrain
Mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands
Climate
Tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)
Highest and lowest points
Highest: Mount Apo 2,954 m. Lowest: Philippine Sea 0 m. Mean elevation: 442 m.
Natural resources
Timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
Natural hazards
Astride typhoon belt, usually affected by several cyclonic storms each year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis volcanism: significant volcanic activity; Taal (311 m) 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 (2,462 m), the country's most active volcano, erupted in 2009 and forced 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; see note 2 under "Geography - note"
Good to know
Note 1: for decades, the Philippine archipelago was reported as having 7,107 islands; in 2016, the national mapping authority reported that hundreds of new islands had been discovered and increased the number of islands to 7,641, though not all of the new islands have been verified note 2: the Philippines is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, which is a belt bordering the Pacific Ocean that contains about 75% of the world's volcanoes and up to 90% of the world's earthquakes note 3: the Philippines sits on the Pacific typhoon belt, and an average of 9 typhoons make landfall on the islands each year, with about 5 being destructive; the country is the most exposed in the world to tropical storms
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Borders and geography: CIA World Factbook (public domain).