The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Philippines:
Philippines – archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest.
General reference
Geography of the Philippines
- The Philippines is: an archipelagic megadiverse island country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Maritime Southeast Asia
- Time zone: Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08)
- Extreme points of the Philippines
- North: Mavulis (Y'Ami) Island, Itbayat, Batanes
- South: Frances Reef, Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi
- East: Pusan Point, Caraga, Davao Oriental
- West: Balabac Great Reef, Balabac, Palawan
- Subject to territorial dispute: Thitu Island, Kalayaan, Palawan
- High: Mount Apo
- Low: Philippine Sea and South China Sea
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: â 5th longest coastline
- Population: 109,035,343 (2020 census) 12th most populous country
- Area: â 72nd most extensive country
- Cities in the Philippines by population
Environment of the Philippines
Geographic features of the Philippines
Island groups of the Philippines
Administrative divisions of the Philippines
Regions of the Philippines
Provinces of the Philippines
Cities of the Philippines
Municipalities of the Philippines
Barangays of the Philippines
Demographics of the Philippines
Climate of the Philippines
History of the Philippines
Period-coverage
Presidents of the Philippines
Government and politics of the Philippines
National government of the Philippines
Legislative branch
Executive branch
Executive departments
Commissions
Judicial branch
Local government in the Philippines
Foreign relations of the Philippines
International organization membership
Military of the Philippines
Intelligence agencies
Law of the Philippines
Culture of the Philippines
Art in the Philippines
Music of the Philippines
Languages of the Philippines
Sports in the Philippines
Education in the Philippines
Economy and infrastructure of the Philippines
Energy in the Philippines
Transportation in the Philippines
See also
Notes
References
External links
Philippine Wikipedias (Incubator Status)
Philippine Wikimedia (Incubator Status)
Official
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