The Philippine Islands are located in the western Pacific Ocean and is part of the Malay Archipelago. The islands stretch from north to south from Taiwan to Borneo nearly 1850 miles. The nearest neighbors of the Philippines - Tayvan (north), East Malaysia and Brunei (southwest), Indonesia (south). The Philippines are located in more than 7107 islands, of which only 460 are larger than 2.5 square meters. km. The total area of the country is 300 000 sq.km. Because the archipelago of volcanic origin and all mountainous, the Philippines, there are active volcanoes. The highest point in the country - the volcano Apo-Volcano (2954m). On larger islands, particularly in Luzon and Mindanao, there are vast plains.
Population
Population - 81,159,614 people. (2000). Ethnic composition: 41% visayya, Tagals 21%, 7% of the Moro, Chinese 1.5%, other communities
