___ Satellite View of the Philippines

Panorama view of Banaue Rice Terraces, 2000-year old terraces carved into the mountains, they are a Philippine National Cultural Treasure in Ifugao Province on the island of Luzon, Philippines.
Image by: Niro5

Searchable Map of the Philippines using Google Earth Data

The Map/Satellite view is showing the islands of the Philippines in Southeast Asia in the South China Sea, with Malaysia in south-west, Indonesia in south, and Vietnam in west, Taiwan, and mainland China to the north.

The tropical island nation consists of an archipelago of 7,100 islands. Most of these islands are of volcanic origin, the country is situated on the South Asian part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of strong volcanic activities.

Philippines' main islands are Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Leyte, Samar, Negros, and Panay. About 94,000,000 people (2010 est.) live in the Philippines,making it the world's 12th most populous country. With an area of 300,000 sq km, the country is about the size of Italy or slightly bigger than the US state of Arizona.

The Philippines has a .
Capital city is Manila. Spoken languages are Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English.

Philippines tropical climate has three "seasons", from March to May it is hot and dry, rainy season is from June to October, from November to February the climate is moderate and its the best time to visit the island state.

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