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
land: 298,170 sq km
water: 1,830 sq km
Areacomparative: slightly larger than Arizona
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 36,289 km
A website with information about the islands. Themes are housing, transportation, volcanoes, climate, forests, coral reefs, mountain tribes, animals, markets, geo-energy, fruit and vegetables. http://www.philippines.hvu.nl/