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Philippines Geography 1995 https://theodora.com/wfb/1995/philippines/philippines_geography.html SOURCE: 1995 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location: Southeastern Asia, between Indonesia and China Map references: Asia, Oceania, Southeast Asia, Standard Time Zones of the World Area:
Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 36,289 km Maritime claims:
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
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:
Irrigated land: 16,200 sq km (1989 est.) Environment:
NOTE: The information regarding Philippines on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Philippines Geography 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Philippines Geography 1995 should be addressed to the CIA. |