| Geography | Philippines |
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Location:
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Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam |
Geographic coordinates:
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13 00 N, 122 00 E |
Map references:
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Southeast Asia |
Area:
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total: 300,000 sq km
land: 298,170 sq km
water: 1,830 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly larger than Arizona |
Land boundaries:
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0 km |
Coastline:
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36,289 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: irregular polygon extending up to 100 nm from coastline as defined by 1898 treaty; since late 1970s has also claimed polygonal-shaped area in South China Sea up to 285 nm in breadth
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: to depth of exploitation |
Climate:
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tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October) |
Terrain:
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mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Philippine Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Apo 2,954 m |
Natural resources:
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timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper |
Land use:
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arable land: 19%
permanent crops: 16.67%
other: 64.33% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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15,500 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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479 cu km (1999) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 28.52 cu km/yr (17%/9%/74%)
Per capita: 343 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
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astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis |
Environment - current issues:
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uncontrolled deforestation especially in watershed areas; soil erosion; air and water pollution in major urban centers; coral reef degradation; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps that are important fish breeding grounds |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants |
Geography - note:
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the Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands; favorably located in relation to many of Southeast Asia's main water bodies: the South China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, and Luzon Strait |
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