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Philippines (/ˈfɪlÉ™piË nz/ (listen); Filipino: Pilipinas
[ËŒpɪlɪˈpinÉ s] or Filipinas [fɪlɪˈpinÉ s]), officially the
Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas),[a] is
an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western
Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are broadly
categorized under three main geographical divisions from north to
south: Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines
is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both within the
single urban area of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on
the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the
southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the
north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east, Indonesia to the
south, Malaysia and Brunei to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and
China to the northwest.The Philippines' position as an island country
on the Pacific Ring of Fire and close to the equator makes the country
prone to earthquakes and typhoons. The country has a variety of
natural resources and a globally significant level of biodiversity.
The Philippines has an area of around 300,000 km2 (120,000 sq mi) with
a population of around 109 million people. As of 2020[update], it is
the 8th-most populated country in Asia and the 13th-most populated
country in the world. Multiple ethnicities and cultures are found
throughout the islands. Negritos, some of the archipelago's earliest
inhabitants, were followed by successive waves of Austronesian
peoples.
Philippines (/ˈfɪlÉ™piË nz/ (listen); Filipino: Pilipinas
[ËŒpɪlɪˈpinÉ s] or Filipinas [fɪlɪˈpinÉ s]), officially the
Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas),[a] is
an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western
Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are broadly
categorized under three main geographical divisions from north to
south: Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines
is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both within the
single urban area of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on
the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the
southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the
north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east, Indonesia to the
south, Malaysia and Brunei to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and
China to the northwest.The Philippines' position as an island country
on the Pacific Ring of Fire and close to the equator makes the country
prone to earthquakes and typhoons. The country has a variety of
natural resources and a globally significant level of biodiversity.
The Philippines has an area of around 300,000 km2 (120,000 sq mi) with
a population of around 109 million people. As of 2020[update], it is
the 8th-most populated country in Asia and the 13th-most populated
country in the world. Multiple ethnicities and cultures are found
throughout the islands. Negritos, some of the archipelago's earliest
inhabitants, were followed by successive waves of Austronesian
peoples.
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