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| Location | Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam |
| Geographic coordinates | 13 00 N, 122 00 E |
| Map references | southeast_asia |
| Area |
total: 300,000 sq km water: 1,830 sq km land: 298,170 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly larger than Arizona |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 36,289 km |
| Maritime claims |
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 continental shelf: to depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate | tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October) |
| Terrain | mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: philippine sea 0 m highest point: mount apo 2,954 m |
| Natural resources | timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper |
| Land use |
arable land: 18.95% permanent crops: 16.77% other: 64.28% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 15,500 sq km (1998 est.) |
| 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 |
| Environment - current issues | 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 |
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 | 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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