Philippines

Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.
Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are broadly categorized
under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

Returnable course work Part 1

1. Location

a) Define the location of your country in geographic coordinates

Philippines: 13 00 N, 122 00 E

Northern- and southernmost latitudes and western- and easternmost longitudes

Northernmost Point: 21°7′18.41″N 121°56′48.79″E

Southernmost Point: 4°24′53.84″N 119°14′50.71″E

Easternmost Point: 7°17′19.80″N 126°36′18.16″E

Westernmost Point: 7°54′36.35″N 116°53′16.64″E

b) Define the capital’s location as a single coordination point

Manila: 14.5995° N, 120.9842° E

c)Define your country's position in relation to other geographic targets (topology): neighboring
areas, seas, mountain ranges etc.

Philippines are located in Southeastern Asia. It is an archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the
South China Sea, east of Vietnam. Philippines is an island country, so it doesn’t have any land
connected neighbors. There are a variety of different mountain ranges in the Philippines.

2. Size

a) Measure the longest dimensions of your country in the north-south direction and in the east-west
direction

The archipelago stretches about 1,850 km from north to south, and its widest east-west extent, at its
southern base, is some 1,130 km.

b) What is the area (km2), population and population density of your country?

The area of Philippines: 300,000 km²

The population of Philippines: 109.58 million

The density of Philippines: 368 per km2