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Philippines Geography 1996

Location:

Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam

Map references:

Southeast Asia

Area:

total area:

300,000 sq km

land area:

298,170 sq km

comparative area:

slightly larger than Arizona

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

36,289 km

Maritime claims:

measured from claimed archipelagic baselines

continental shelf:

to depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

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

International disputes:

involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, and possibly Brunei; claims Malaysian state of Sabah

Climate:

tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)

Terrain:

mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands

Natural resources:

timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper

Land use:

arable land:

26%

permanent crops:

11%

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

40%

other:

19%

Irrigated land:

16,200 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

uncontrolled deforestation in watershed areas; soil erosion; air and water pollution in Manila; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps which are important fish breeding grounds

natural hazards:

astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; landslides, active volcanoes, destructive earthquakes, tsunamis

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Wetlands

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