Which continent does the Philippines belong to?

Asia

The Philippines is located in southeastern Asia, facing Taiwan Province of China across the Bashi Strait to the north, and to the south and southwest across the Sulawesi Sea and Balabac Strait from Indonesia and Malaysia. Wang is bounded by the South China Sea to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east.

The total area is 299,700 square kilometers, with more than 7,000 large and small islands. Among them, 11 major islands such as Luzon, Mindanao, and Samar account for 96% of the total area of ??the Philippines. The coastline is approximately 18,533 kilometers long.

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Geography and history of the Philippines

1. The Philippines is located in the Western Pacific and is a multi-ethnic archipelago country in Southeast Asia with an area of ??299,700 square kilometers and a population of 103 million (2016). The ancestors of the Filipinos were immigrants from the Asian continent, and established the Sulu Kingdom, a maritime power, around the 14th century.

2. In 1565, Spain invaded and ruled the Philippines for more than 300 years. Occupied by the United States in 1898. Occupied by Japan in 1942. After World War II, it became a U.S. colony again. In 1946, the Philippines became independent. The Philippines is mainly divided into three major island groups: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. There are more than 7,000 large and small islands with numerous ethnic groups and cultures. ?

3. The Philippines is a major member of ASEAN and one of the 24 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). The terrain of the Philippine Islands is mostly mountainous, accounting for more than 3/4 of the total area; there are more than 200 volcanoes, including 21 active volcanoes. Except for a few islands with relatively broad inland plains, most islands only have narrow plains scattered along the coast.

4. Mayon Volcano in southeastern Luzon is the largest active volcano; Mount Apo in southeastern Mindanao is 2,954 meters above sea level, the highest peak in the territory. Between the islands is a shallow sea with many coral reefs. The Philippine Islands are surrounded by deep sea on both sides. The Philippine Trench east of Samar Island and Mindanao Island has a maximum depth of 10,479 meters, making it one of the deepest areas in the world's oceans.

5. The Philippines has a monsoon tropical rainforest climate with high temperature, rain, high humidity and many typhoons. The average annual temperature is about 27°C, and the average annual precipitation in most areas is between 2000-3000 mm. The western part of the archipelago has a dry season (November-April) and a rainy season (May-October). The eastern coast has rain all year round, with the most rain in winter.

The southern region also has rainy weather all year round, with no obvious dry or rainy seasons. The eastern Pacific Ocean is the birthplace of typhoons, with many typhoons occurring from June to November every year.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia—Philippines