Where is Philippines world map

The Philippines is in southeastern Asia on the world map.

The Philippine Republic, referred to as the Philippines, is located in southeastern Asia. It faces Taiwan Province of China across the Bashi Strait to the north, faces Indonesia and Malaysia across the Sulawesi Sea and Balabac Strait to the south and southwest, borders the South China Sea to the west, and the Pacific Ocean to the east. There are more than 7,000 large and small islands in the country, of which 11 major islands such as Luzon, Mindanao, and Samar account for 96% of the country's total area.

The coastline is approximately 18,533 kilometers long, with a total area of ??299,700 square kilometers. It has a monsoon tropical rainforest climate with high temperatures, rainy weather, high humidity, and many typhoons. The average annual temperature is 27°C and the annual precipitation is 2000-3000 mm. As of July 2022, the Philippines is divided into three parts: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

Scale of the Philippines:

The country has 18 regions including the Capital Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, with 81 provinces and 117 cities. The capital for Metro Manila. In 2022, the population of the Philippines will be approximately 110 million.

Around the 14th century, some separatist kingdoms composed of indigenous tribes and Malay immigrants appeared in the Philippines, the most famous of which was the Sulu Kingdom that emerged in the 1370s. In 1521, Magellan led a Spanish expedition to the Philippine Islands. After that, Spain gradually invaded and occupied the Philippines and ruled for more than 300 years.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Philippines