Where is the Philippines?

Southeast Asian island countries. Located in Southeast Asia. The northern part of bashi channel is far from Taiwan Province Province of China. The south and southwest cross the Sulawesi Sea, Barabak Strait, Indonesia and Malaysia. It faces the South China Sea in the west and the Pacific Ocean in the east. * * * There are 7 large and small islands107, of which 2,400 islands have names, and more than 1000 islands have residents. Luzon Island, Mindanao Island and Sama Island 1 1 The big islands account for 96% of the country's total area. The mountains on the island overlap, and more than two-thirds of the islands are hills, mountains and plateaus. There are many volcanoes. There are 52 volcanoes in China, including 1 1 active volcano. Earthquakes are frequent. Except for the midwest and southeast of Luzon Island, the plains are very narrow. The winding coastline is about 18533 km long and is an excellent harbor. It belongs to monsoon tropical rainforest climate, with high temperature, rainy and high humidity, and there are many typhoons north of Mishapi Islands. The monthly average temperature is 24-28℃, and the annual average temperature is 27℃. The annual precipitation is 2000-4500mm. Forests account for more than 40% of the land area. The main mineral deposits are iron, chromium, manganese, gold and copper. The agricultural population accounts for more than two thirds of the total population. The main crops are coconut, sugarcane, banana, tobacco, banana, pineapple, mango, rice and corn. More than one third of rice fields are concentrated in the central plain of Luzon Island. Industries include food, mining, textile, smelting, automobile assembly and chemistry. Embroidery technology is very famous. The export of dried coconut and coconut oil ranks first in the world, and bananas, mangoes, wood, iron and chromium are also important in the world market. Import grain, petroleum products, machinery, textiles, metal products, etc.

Around the 3rd century, he had a friendly exchange with China. Around14th century, some separatist kingdoms composed of indigenous tribes and Malay immigrants appeared in the Philippines, the most famous of which was1Sulu Kingdom, a maritime power that rose in 1970s. 152 1 year, Magellan led a Spanish expedition to the Philippine islands. Since then, Spain has gradually invaded the Philippines and ruled for more than 300 years. 1898 June 12, the Philippines declared its independence and established the Republic of the Philippines. In the same year, the United States occupied the Philippines according to the Paris Treaty signed after the Spanish War. 1942, the Philippines was occupied by Japan. After World War II, the Philippines once again became a colony of the United States. 1on July 4, 946, the United States was forced to agree to the independence of the Philippines. Since then, the Liberal Party and the Kuomintang have taken turns to govern. 1965 Marcos became the sixth president after World War II and was re-elected for three times. 1983 In August, the leader of the opposition party, Benigno Aquino, was murdered, which led to political turmoil. 1On February 7th, 986, the presidential election was held ahead of schedule, and Benigno Aquino's wife Corazon Aquino became president with the support of the people, the Catholic Church and the army. Since then, Ramos and Estrada have been elected presidents according to the Constitution. 200 1 1 Estrada was forced to step down because of the bribery scandal, and Vice President Arroyo succeeded him as president.